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Radiocesium Transfer in Forest Insect Communities after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident via Plos

Posted on 2017/01/27 by nfield

The forest ecosystems of Fukushima and its adjacent prefectures were severely contaminated with radionuclides after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident on 11 March 2011 [1,2]. For decades to come, the most biologically important radionuclide will be radiocesium … Continue reading →

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Wildlife thriving around Chernobyl nuclear plant despite radiation via The Guardian

Posted on 2015/10/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

High numbers of elk, deer, boar and wolves show long-term effect of world’s worst nuclear accident is less damaging than everyday human activity, say scientists […] The explosion of reactor four on 26 April 1986 killed dozens of plant staff … Continue reading →

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Timothy A. Mousseau: Fukushima Catastrophe and Its Effects on Wildlife (Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan)

Posted on 2014/09/17 by norma field

August 22, 2014

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