Radioactive contamination of aquatic insects in a stream impacted by the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 722, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 19-30

  Yoshimura, Mayumi ^a   Akama, Akio ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Algae; Aquatic insects; Litter; Radioactive cesium; Stream

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISM; CESIUM; FISH; LITTER; MICROALGA; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; RIFFLE; SAND; STREAM; SUBSTRATE;

FUKUSHIMA; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOHOKU;

EID: 84888270948     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-013-1672-9     Document Type: Article

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