Pseudo Pelger-Huët anomoly as a potential biomarker for chronic low-dose radiation exposures of Sus scrofa leucomystax and Apodemus speciosus, The
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Abstract
On March 11, 2011 a 9.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan, resulting in a near 20-foot Tsunami that devastated the coastline. Among the damage was the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear reactor which over pressurized, due to failed cooling systems, leading to the release of a plume of radionuclides into the surrounding environment that included Iodine-131, Cesium-134, and Cesium-137. The people of the region were immediately evacuated, many of whom have still not returned to the exclusion zone, leaving nature to take over. Many wildlife populations, including the Large Japanese Field Mouse ...
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