Effects of species and geo-information on the 137Cs concentrations in edible wild mushrooms and plants collected by residents after the Fukushima nuclear accident
Abstract After the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP), much of the wild and edible mushrooms and plants in the surrounding areas were contaminated with radiocesium ( 137 Cs). To elucidate their concentration characteristics, we analyzed 137 Cs radioactivity data in edible...
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Published in | Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 1 - 14 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
London
Nature Publishing Group
17.11.2021
Nature Publishing Group UK Nature Portfolio |
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Summary: | Abstract
After the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP), much of the wild and edible mushrooms and plants in the surrounding areas were contaminated with radiocesium (
137
Cs). To elucidate their concentration characteristics, we analyzed
137
Cs radioactivity data in edible forest products brought in for food inspection by the residents of Kawauchi Village, 12–30 km away from the FDNPP, from 2012 to 2019. A Bayesian model to estimate
137
Cs concentration was constructed. Parameters of the normalized concentration of species (
NC
sp
) for mushrooms were similar to those of the same species obtained in a previous study. Although
NC
sp
values were highly varied among species, mycorrhizal mushrooms tended to have high
NC
sp
values, followed by saprotrophic mushrooms, and wild edible plants values were low. Also, half of mycorrhizal mushroom species (8 of 16) showed an increasing trend in concentration with time; however, saprotrophic mushrooms and wild plants generally demonstrated a decreasing trend (22 of 24). The model considering the sub-village location information decreased the error of individual samples by 40% compared to the model not considering any location information, indicating that the detailed geo-information improved estimation accuracy. Our results indicate that the radioactivity data from samples collected by local residents can be used to accurately assess internal exposure to radiation due to self-consumption of contaminated wild mushrooms and plants. |
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ISSN: | 2045-2322 2045-2322 |
DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-021-01816-z |