Cesium radioisotope content of wild edible fungi, mineral soil, and surface litter in western North America after the Fukushima nuclear accident

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (11) ◽  
pp. 1441-1452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Trappe ◽  
Leah D. Minc ◽  
Kimberly S. Kittredge ◽  
Jeremias W. Pink
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Mineral Soil ◽  
Nuclear Accident ◽  
Fukushima Nuclear Accident ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Edible Fungi ◽  
The North ◽  
Activity Measurements ◽  
Cesium 137 ◽  
Wild Edible Fungi

We measured activity levels of radioisotopes cesium-134 (134Cs) and cesium-137 (137Cs) in wild edible fungi, mineral soil, and surface litter of the west coast of North America from southern California to northern Vancouver Island after the Fukushima nuclear accident. All activity measurements were below United States governmental limits for human health.137Cs activity increased to the north in mineral soils and fungal samples, whereas134Cs activity increased to the south in surface litter samples. Chanterelles (Cantharellus spp.) did not significantly bioconcentrate either radioisotope, but chanterelle activity levels were correlated with those of mineral soil. Activity levels demonstrated a high degree of variability, even in samples from the same site. In most cases, the level of137Cs activity was substantially higher than that of134Cs, suggesting that137Cs was present in the environment prior to the Fukushima release.

Cesium-137 discharge into the freshwater fishery ground of grazing fish, ayu Plecoglossus altivelis after the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident

2013 ◽  
Vol 79 (6) ◽  
pp. 983-988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kei’ichiro Iguchi ◽  
Ken Fujimoto ◽  
Hideki Kaeriyama ◽  
Atsushi Tomiya ◽  
Masahiro Enomoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Accident ◽  
Fukushima Nuclear Accident ◽  
Plecoglossus Altivelis ◽  
Cesium 137

scholarly journals Cesium-137 deposition and contamination of Japanese soils due to the Fukushima nuclear accident

2011 ◽  
Vol 108 (49) ◽  
pp. 19530-19534 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. J. Yasunari ◽  
A. Stohl ◽  
R. S. Hayano ◽  
J. F. Burkhart ◽  
S. Eckhardt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Accident ◽  
Fukushima Nuclear Accident ◽  
Cesium 137

Political orientation and moral foundations

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (11) ◽  
pp. 365-371
Author(s):  
J Dorasamy ◽  
Mr Jirushlan Dorasamy
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
North America ◽  
American Studies ◽  
Political Orientation ◽  
The Political ◽  
Moral Foundations ◽  
Open Approach ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Moral Foundation ◽  
The North

Studies, especially in the North America, have shown a relationship between political orientation and moralfoundation. This study investigated whether moral judgements differ from the political orientation of participantsin South Africa moral judgment and the extent to which moral foundations are influenced by politicalorientation.Further, the study investigated the possibility of similar patterns with the North AmericanConservative-Liberal spectrum and the moral foundation. There were 300participants, 78 males and 222 females,who completed an online questionnaire relating to moral foundation and political orientation. The results partiallysupported the hypothesis relating to Liberal and Conservative orientation in South Africa. Further, this studypartially predicted the Liberal-Conservative orientation with patterns in the moral foundation, whilst showingsimilar findings to the North American studies. A growing rate of a neutral/moderate society is evidenced in SouthAfrica and abroad, thereby showing the emergence of a more open approach to both a political and generalstance.”””

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