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From: Developmental and hemocytological effects of ingesting Fukushima’s radiocesium on the cabbage white butterfly Pieris rapae

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Cabbage cultivation and radioactivity concentrations of cesium and potassium in cabbage. (a–c) Cabbage cultivation in Fukushima and Okinawa. (d) Entire setup for egg collection from field-caught females in the laboratory. (e) Oviposition in the container in the laboratory. (f) Radioactivity concentrations of 134Cs and 137Cs [Bq/kg] in the soil used to cultivate cabbage. (g) Radioactivity concentrations of 40K [Bq/kg] in the soil used to cultivate cabbage. (h) Transfer rate of cesium from soil to cabbage leaves (radioactivity of cabbage leaves divided by radioactivity of soil). (i) Scatter plot of radioactive concentrations of cesium and potassium [Bq/kg] in cabbage leaves from Ohara and Baba, Fukushima Prefecture. (j) Scatter plot of radioactive concentrations of cesium and potassium [Bq/kg] in cabbage leaves from Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture. Note the difference in the cesium levels (the vertical axis) from the previous plot (i).

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