Abstract
Characteristics of 137Cs concentration and radioactivity transfer in two large aquatic insect species, caddisfly Stenopsyche marmorata Navas (Trichoptera) and dobsonfly Protohermes grandis (Megaloptera) of four rivers were compared. The order of concentration factors, CF_water and CF_sediment of each species have not significantly changed for 8 years. The magnitudes of the concentration factors of both species of each river were independent from the individual weight. Due to natural flashing, resuspension, and retention of suspended particulate matter of streams, concentration factors were temporarily affected on 137Cs contamination in S. marmorata. Accumulation of 137Cs in S. marmorata was negligible and the concentration decreased below the detection limit from larvae to pupae and adults.
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We thank K Nakai (Tohoku University) and D Ueno (Saga University) for an arrangement of survey in Okuma town, Fukushima Prefecture, and F Hayashi (Tokyo Metropolitan University) for raising P. grandis in his laboratory. We are indebted to A Yamada (Fukushima Prefecture), S Kobori (Saitama Prefecture), S Sato (Nippon Steel Environmental Plant Solutions Corporation), K Fadilah (Padjadjaran University), Y Matsuzaki and K Nagaoka (Saitama University) for their cooperation with the field research and collection of specimens.
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Fujino, T., Senavirathna, M.D.H.J., Sakai, M., Gomi, T. (2021). Characteristics of 137Cs Concentration and Radioactivity Transfer in Large Aquatic Insect Species. In: Nagao, S. (eds) Impacts of Fukushima Nuclear Accident on Freshwater Environments. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3671-4_11
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