Articles | Volume 15, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-7235-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-7235-2018
Research article
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05 Dec 2018
Research article |  | 05 Dec 2018

Artificial radionuclides in neon flying squid from the northwestern Pacific in 2011 following the Fukushima accident

Wen Yu, Mathew P. Johansen, Jianhua He, Wu Men, and Longshan Lin

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (07 Aug 2018) by Manmohan Sarin
AR by Svenja Lange on behalf of the Authors (31 Aug 2018)  Author's response
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (31 Aug 2018) by Manmohan Sarin
RR by Anonymous Referee #4 (17 Sep 2018)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (11 Oct 2018) by Manmohan Sarin
AR by Anna Mirena Feist-Polner on behalf of the Authors (25 Oct 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (06 Nov 2018) by Manmohan Sarin
AR by Wen Yu on behalf of the Authors (09 Nov 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
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To better understand the impact of the Fukushima accident on commercial marine species, neon flying squid samples obtained from the NW Pacific in Nov 2011 were analyzed for a range of radionuclides. Elevated levels of Cs-134 and Ag-110m from the Fukushima accident were found in the samples, with an extremely high concentration ratio for Ag-110m. However, the radiological dose for squid living in the study area, and for human consumers of these squid, was far below the recommended dose limits.
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