Low-Dose Radiation Effects on Animals and Ecosystems Long-Term Study

This open access book summarizes the latest scientific findings regarding the biological effects of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP) accident in 2011. Various cases of changes in animals and organisms have been reported since the FNPP acci

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Low-Dose Radiation Effects on Animals and Ecosystems Long-Term Study on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident

Low-Dose Radiation Effects on Animals and Ecosystems

Manabu Fukumoto Editor

Low-Dose Radiation Effects on Animals and Ecosystems Long-Term Study on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident

Editor Manabu Fukumoto Professor Emeritus Tohoku University Sendai, Japan Specially Appointed Professor School of Medicine Tokyo Medical University Tokyo, Japan

ISBN 978-981-13-8217-8    ISBN 978-981-13-8218-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8218-5 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020. This book is an open access publication. Open Access This book is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this book are included in the book’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the book’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore

Foreword

The Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, the combination of a huge earthquake, the following tsunami, and the resulting accident at the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP), led to an unprecedented catastrophe, which also affected Tohoku University. Ca. 56.9 billion JPY worth of damages were afflicted primarily to buildings and research facilities, and the university had to put considerable effort into the recovery of educational and research activities. However, even under such circumstances, we supported various emergency response activities by utilizing our specialized knowledge as a university. The

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