Table 2 The radioactivity concentrations of 134Cs and 137Cs in soil.

From: Effects of environmental radiation on testes and spermatogenesis in wild large Japanese field mice (Apodemus speciosus) from Fukushima

Bq/kg wet weight)

2013

2014

134Cs

137Cs

134Cs

137Cs

Site 1 (Fukushima)

72,744 ± 31,677

159,528 ± 79,098

83,924 ± 74,013

218,212 ± 182,773

Site 2 (Fukushima)

36,486 ± 13,608

78,307 ± 25,130

42,918 ± 21,492

119,310 ± 62,235

Site 3 (Aomori)

No data

No data

0 ± 0

12 ± 7

Site 4 (Toyama)

No data

No data

0 ± 0

25 ± 22

  1. Soil samples (n = 5) were collected in November 2013 and July-August 2014.
  2. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.
  3. Values under the detection limits were treated as 0 Bq/kg.