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Emission of spherical cesium-bearing particles from an early stage of the Fukushima nuclear accident
Abstract The Fukushima nuclear accident released radioactive materials into the environment over the entire Northern Hemisphere in March 2011, and the Japanese government is spending large amounts of money to clean up the contaminated residential areas...
Internal structure of cesium-bearing radioactive microparticles released from Fukushima nuclear power plant
Abstract Microparticles containing substantial amounts of radiocesium collected from the ground in Fukushima were investigated mainly by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray microanalysis with scanning TEM (STEM). Particles of around 2 μm...
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Serum microRNAs are early indicators of survival after radiation-induced hematopoietic injury
S. S. Acharya, W. Fendler, J. Watson, A. Hamilton, Y. Pan, E. Gaudiano, P. Moskwa, P. Bhanja, S. Saha, C. Guha, K. Parmar, D. Chowdhury, Serum microRNAs are early indicators of survival after radiation-induced hematopoietic injury. Sci. Transl. Med. 7,...
Fukushima : millions of tons of radioactive soil and debris
Millions of tons of radioactive soil and debris can be seen packed in black bags in a temporary storage site at Tomioka, Fukushima prefecture.
Des experts de l'AIEA vont revenir à Fukushima en raison des problèmes d'eau contaminée
Un article du journal Le Monde.fr avec AFP | 31.03.2015 "Des experts de l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique (AIEA) vont revenir à la centrale accidentée de Fukushima en avril, à la demande des autorités nippones, en raison de nouveaux problèmes...
Hayama S-i, Nakiri S, Nakanishi S, Ishii N, Uno T, et al. (2013) Concentration of Radiocesium in the Wild Japanese Monkey (Macaca fuscata) over the First 15 Months after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster. PLoS ONE 8(7): e68530.
Following the massive earthquake that struck eastern Japan on March 11, 2011, a nuclear reactor core meltdown occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power
Higaki T, Higaki S, Hirota M, Hasezawa S (2014) Radiocesium Distribution in Bamboo Shoots after the Fukushima Nuclear Accident. PLoS ONE 9(5): e97659.
The distribution of radiocesium was examined in bamboo shoots, Phyllostachys pubescens, collected from 10 sites located some 41 to 1140 km from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan, in ...
Arrival of the Fukushima radioactivity plume in North American continental waters
A publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (published ahead of print December 29, 2014, doi:10.1073/pnas.1412814112) Authors: John N. Smith (a), Robin M. Brown (b), William J. Williams (b), Marie...
An integrated view of gamma radiation effects on marine fauna: from molecules to ecosystems
Abstract: Accidental release of nuclides into the ocean is causing health risks to marine organisms and humans. All life forms are susceptible to gamma radiation with a high variation, depending on various physical factors such as dose, mode, and time...
BBC News: 'Severe abnormalities' found in Fukushima butterflies
By Nick Crumpton - BBC News - 13 August 2012 Exposure to radioactive material released into the environment has caused mutations in butterflies found in Japan, a study suggests. Scientists found an increase in leg, antennae and wing shape mutations among...
The biological impacts of the Fukushima nuclear accident on the pale grass blue butterfly
Authors: A. Hiyama, C. Nohara, S. Kinjo, W. Taira, S. Gima, A. Tanahara, J.M. Otaki Scientific Reports 2, N°570, 09 August 2012 Abstract: The collapse of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant caused a massive release of radioactive materials to the...
Un an après, le Japon bouleversé...
France 24, présente un webdocumentaire qui témoigne des difficultés que rencontre le Japon de l'après-Fukushima. A découvrir ici. La bande annonce :