Survey for nobel reference animals inhabiting in Fukushima Prefecture

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24510043
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Environmental impact assessment/Environmental policy
• Research Institution: National Institute of Radiological Sciences
• Principal Investigator: yamauchi masatake 国立研究開発法人放射線医学総合研究所, 福島復興支援本部, 上席研究員 (00260240)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 放射線生物学 / 環境影響 / 放射線影響 / 健康影響 / 環境標準生物 / 突然変異 / ゲノム不安定性 / コロニーアッセイ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Scientific evaluation of the environmental impact of radiation released from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is extremely important in terms of radiation protection of human beings at the apex of the ecosystem. In Japanese medaka, oryzias latipes used as an reference animal, but this incident again confirmed drastic reduction in fish populations in the wake, and the search for a new reference animal is an urgent issue. Thus, we conducted a survey on aquatic organisms in Fukushima Prefecture, and we concluded that carp can be one of the most promising candidates for a next-generation reference animal.

Free Research Field

放射線生物学