Difference in cesium accumulation among rice cultivars grown in the paddy field in Fukushima Prefecture in 2011 and 2012

J Plant Res. 2014;127(1):57-66. doi: 10.1007/s10265-013-0616-9. Epub 2013 Dec 15.

Abstract

After the accident of the Fukushima 1 Nuclear Power Plant in March 2011, radioactive cesium was released and paddy fields in a wide area including Fukushima Prefecture were contaminated. To estimate the levels of radioactive Cs accumulation in rice produced in Fukushima, it is crucial to obtain the actual data of Cs accumulation levels in rice plants grown in the actual paddy field in Fukushima City. We herein conducted a two-year survey in 2011 and 2012 of radioactive and non-radioactive Cs accumulation in rice using a number of rice cultivars grown in the paddy field in Fukushima City. Our study demonstrated a substantial variation in Cs accumulation levels among the cultivars of rice.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Agriculture
  • Biodegradation, Environmental
  • Cesium Isotopes / analysis
  • Cesium Isotopes / metabolism
  • Cesium Radioisotopes / analysis
  • Cesium Radioisotopes / metabolism*
  • Fukushima Nuclear Accident*
  • Japan
  • Nuclear Power Plants
  • Oryza / chemistry
  • Oryza / metabolism*
  • Plant Stems / chemistry
  • Plant Stems / metabolism
  • Radiation Monitoring
  • Soil / chemistry*
  • Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / analysis
  • Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / metabolism
  • Species Specificity

Substances

  • Cesium Isotopes
  • Cesium Radioisotopes
  • Soil
  • Soil Pollutants, Radioactive