Assessment of radiocaesium accumulation by hatchery-reared salmonids after the Fukushima nuclear accident

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1772-1775

  Yamamoto, Shoichiro ^a   Mutou, Kouji ^a   Nakamura, Hidefumi ^a   Miyamoto, Kouta ^a   Uchida, Kazuo ^a   Takagi, Kaori ^b   Fujimoto, Ken ^b   Kaeriyama, Hideki ^b  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CESIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MUSCLE; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; RADIONUCLIDE; SALMONID;

HONSHU; JAPAN;

SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84909983165     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2014-0170     Document Type: Article

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