Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Overview of Our Research on Impacts of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident on Fish and Fishing Grounds -- 1.1 Objectives of Our Research -- 1.2 Seawater and Plankton (Part I) -- 1.3 Sediments and Benthos (Part II) -- 1.4 Marine Fish (Part III) -- 1.5 Mechanisms of Severe Contamination in Fish (Part IV) -- 1.6 Freshwater Systems (Part V) -- References -- Part I: Seawater and Plankton -- Chapter 2: 134Cs and 137Cs in the Seawater Around Japan and in the North Pacific -- 2.1 Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident -- 2.2 Oceanic Background and 137Cs in the North Pacific Before the FNPP Accident -- 2.3 Eastward Dispersion in Surface Seawater -- 2.4 Southwest Intrusion with Mode Water -- 2.4.1 Transect Across the Kuroshio Current -- 2.4.2 Transect Across the Kuroshio Extension -- 2.4.3 Amount of 134Cs in Subsurface Core Waters in the Southern Area -- 2.5 134Cs and 137Cs Around Japan Islands -- References -- Chapter 3: Temporal Changes in 137Cs Concentration in Zooplankton and Seawater off the Joban-Sanriku Coast, and in Sendai Bay, After the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Accident -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Temporal Changes of 137Cs in Seawater and Zooplankton -- 3.3 Dynamic Equilibrium of Radioactive Cs Between Zooplankton and Seawater -- 3.4 Temporal Changes of the 137Cs Apparent Concentration Ratio (aCR) of Zooplankton -- 3.5 Possible Application of the Relationship Between Seawater 137Cs and aCR to Pelagic Fishes -- References -- Part II: Sediments and Benthos -- Chapter 4: Three-Dimensional Distribution of Radiocesium in Sea Sediment Derived from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Horizontal Distribution of Radiocesium -- 4.3 Vertical Distribution of Radiocesium.

4.4 Grain-Size Distribution and Relationship with Radiocesium Concentrations in Sediment -- 4.5 Organic Matter Content and Relationship with Radiocesium Concentration in Sediment -- References -- Chapter 5: Radiocesium Concentrations in the Organic Fraction of Sea Sediments -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Csorg and Its Relationship with Csbulk -- 5.3 Horizontal Distribution of Csorg in off-Fukushima Continental Margin -- 5.4 Csorg and CF in off-Abukuma River Sediments -- 5.5 Summary -- References -- Chapter 6: Bottom Turbidity, Boundary Layer Dynamics, and Associated Transport of Suspended Particulate Materials off the Fukushima Coast -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Outline of Field Measurements for Bottom Processes off the Fukushima Coast -- 6.3 Bottom Turbidities and Boundary Layer Characteristics off the Fukushima Coast in Autumn 2012 -- 6.4 Near-Bottom Turbidity Transport off Fukushima Coast Under the Condition of Successive Low Pressure Passages -- 6.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7: Investigation of Radiocesium Translation from Contaminated Sediment to Benthic Organisms -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Radiocesium Concentrations in Benthic Organisms off the Coast of Fukushima -- 7.3 Rearing Experiments of the Marine Polychaete (Perinereis aibuhitensis) Using Highly Contaminated Sediment from Near the FNPP -- References -- Part III: Marine Fish -- Chapter 8: Detection of 131I, 134Cs, and 137Cs Released into the Atmosphere from FNPP in Small Epipelagic Fishes, Japanese Sardine and Japanese Anchovy, off the Kanto Area, Japan -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Experimental Procedure -- 8.3 Concentrations of 131I, 134Cs, and 137Cs in Sardine and Anchovy -- 8.4 Detection of 131I, 134Cs, and 137Cs Released into the Atmosphere from FNPP -- References.

Chapter 9: Radiocesium Concentration of Small Epipelagic Fishes (Sardine and Japanese Anchovy) off the Kashima-Boso Area -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Collection of Fish and Radioactivity Measurement -- 9.3 Tracking the 2010 Year-Class Fish -- 9.4 Temporal Fluctuations in Radiocesium Concentration of Small Epipelagic Fishes -- 9.5 Decreasing Trend of Radiocesium Concentration of Small Epipelagic Fishes -- 9.6 Radiocesium Concentration in Seawater of the Fishing Ground -- 9.7 Fluctuations of Radiocesium Concentration of Small Epipelagic Fishes Associated with Their Migration Patterns -- 9.8 Comparison of Situations Before and After the FNPP Accident -- References -- Chapter 10: Why Do the Radionuclide Concentrations of Pacific Cod Depend on the Body Size? -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Radiocesium Concentration of Pacific Cod -- 10.3 Seasonal Change in Distribution -- 10.4 Ontogenetic and Seasonal Diet Shift of Pacific Cod -- 10.5 Radiocesium Concentration of Prey Items -- 10.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: Radiocesium Contamination Histories of Japanese Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) After the 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Spatiotemporal Distribution of Cs Concentrations in Japanese Flounder -- 11.3 Difference in Cs Concentrations Among Year-Classes Born Before and After the Accident -- 11.4 Simulation -- 11.5 Conclusions -- References -- Part IV: Mechanisms of Severe Contamination in Fish -- Chapter 12: Evaluating the Probability of Catching Fat Greenlings (Hexagrammos otakii) Highly Contaminated with Radiocesium off the Coast of Fukushima -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Radiocesium Contamination of Fat Greenlings off the Coast of Fukushima -- 12.3 Site of Contamination of the Highly Contaminated Fat Greenling -- References.

Chapter 13: Analysis of the Contamination Process of the Extremely Contaminated Fat Greenling by Fukushima-Derived Radioactive Material -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 137Cs Concentrations in Coastal Seawater and Marine Fish off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture -- 13.3 The Marine Environment as a Source of Radioactive Contamination of the Fat Greenling -- 13.4 Radioactivity in the Otolith of Contaminated Fat Greenling -- 13.5 Simulation of 137Cs Concentrations in Fat Greenlings Using a Biokinetic Model -- References -- Chapter 14: Contamination Levels of Radioactive Cesium in Fat Greenling Caught at the Main Port of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Concentrations of Radiocesium in Seawater and Fish Caught at the Port of FNPP -- 14.3 Temporal Changes in Radiocesium Levels in Fat Greenling Caught at the FNPP Port -- 14.4 Relationship Between Total Length and Radiocesium Level in the Muscles of Fat Greenling Caught at the FNPP Port -- References -- Part V: Freshwater Systems -- Chapter 15: Comparison of the Radioactive Cesium Contamination Level of Fish and their Habitat Among Three Lakes in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, After the Fukushima Fallout -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Contamination Levels of Lake Water, Bottom Sediment, and Plankton -- 15.3 Radiocesium Concentrations in Fish -- 15.4 Relationship Between Trophic Level and Radiocesium Concentration -- 15.5 Geographic Differences in Levels of Radiocesium Contamination -- References -- Chapter 16: Radiocesium Concentrations and Body Size of Freshwater Fish in Lake Hayama 1 Year After the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Fish Species and Lake Water -- 16.3 "Positive Size Effect" on Radiocesium Concentrations in Five Freshwater Fish Species -- 16.4 Influence of Diet on Radiocesium Concentrations in Freshwater Fish.

References -- Chapter 17: Spatiotemporal Monitoring of 134Cs and 137Cs in Ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis, a Microalgae-­Grazing Fish, and in Their Freshwater Habitats in Fukushima -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Relationship Between the Radiocesium Concentrations in Ayu Internal Organs and Muscle -- 17.3 Biological and Environmental Factors Involved in the Temporal Pattern of Radiocesium Contamination -- References -- Chapter 18: Radiocesium Concentrations in the Muscle and Eggs of Salmonids from Lake Chuzenji, Japan, After the Fukushima Fallout -- 18.1 Introduction -- 18.2 Study Area (Lake Chuzenji) -- 18.3 Muscle Radiocesium Concentrations in Salmonid Fish -- 18.4 Radiocesium Concentrations in Salmonid Eggs -- References -- Chapter 19: Assessment of Radiocesium Accumulation by Hatchery-Reared Salmonids After the Fukushima Nuclear Accident -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 A Caging Experiment in Lake Chuzenji -- 19.3 Captive-Rearing Experiments with Controlled Radiocesium Concentrations of Water and Feed -- 19.4 For Further Study -- References.

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