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Table 1 Radiocesium data information for freshwater fishes examined between May 2011 and March 2014 in the present study

From: Radioactive cesium accumulation in freshwater fishes after the Fukushima nuclear accident

Species

Number of analysed betweeen May 2011 and March 2012

Number of data above detection limit betweeen May 2011 and March 2012 (Ratio of detectable (%))

Number of analysed betweeen April 2012 and March 2013

Number of data above detection limit betweeen April 2012 and March 2013 (Ratio of detectable (%))

Number of analysed betweeen April 2013 and March 2014

Number of data above detection limit betweeen April 2013 and March 2014 (Ratio of detectable (%))

Total Cs*

134Cs

137Cs

Total Cs*

134Cs

137Cs

Total Cs*

134Cs

137Cs

Plecoglossus altivelis

74

68

n/a

n/a

59

29

24

28

49

24

15

24

(ayu)

 

(91.9)

   

(49.2)

(40.7)

(47.5)

 

(49.0)

(30.6)

(49.0)

Salvelinus leucomaenis

44

41

n/a

n/a

161

113

89

110

177

129

68

127

(white-spotted char)

 

(93.2)

   

(70.2)

(55.3)

(68.3)

 

(72.9)

(38.4)

(71.8)

Tribolodon hakonensis

46

43

n/a

n/a

64

55

33

54

75

39

16

39

(Japanese dace)

 

(93.5)

   

(85.9)

(51.6)

(84.4)

 

(52.0)

(21.3)

(52.0)

Anguilla japonica

3

2

n/a

n/a

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

(Japanese eel)

 

(66.7)

   

(100)

(100)

(100)

 

(100)

(100)

(100)

Carassius langsdorfii

18

2

n/a

n/a

13

13

13

13

17

16

14

16

(Japanese silver crucian carp)

 

(11.1)

   

(100)

(100)

(100)

 

(94.1)

(82.4)

(94.1)

Carassius cuvieri

3

3

n/a

n/a

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

(Japanese white crucian carp)

 

(100)

   

(100)

(100)

(100)

 

(100)

(100)

(100)

Cyprinus carpio

13

11

n/a

n/a

23

19

16

19

17

16

10

16

(common carp)

 

(84.6)

   

(82.6)

(69.6)

(82.6)

 

(94.1)

(58.8)

(94.1)

Micropterus dolomieu

5

5

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

(smallmouth bass)

 

(100)

          

Misgurnus anguillicaudatu

4

4

n/a

n/a

1

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

(weather loach)

 

(100)

   

(100)

(0)

(0)

 

(0)

(0)

(0)

Hemibarbus barbus

2

2

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

(barbel steed)

 

(100)

          

Oncorhynchus mykiss

1

0

n/a

n/a

1

0

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

(rainbow trout)

 

(0)

   

(0)

(0)

(0)

    

Oncorhynchus nerka

6

6

n/a

n/a

10

10

10

10

17

17

17

17

(sockeye salmon)

 

(100)

   

(100)

(100)

(100)

 

(100)

(100)

(100)

Oncorhynchus masou

69

63

n/a

n/a

120

89

68

89

145

89

51

89

(masu salmon)

 

(91.3)

   

(74.2)

(56.7)

(74.2)

 

(61.4)

(35.2)

(61.4)

Hypomesus nipponensis

39

39

n/a

n/a

29

26

25

26

13

11

6

11

(pond smelt)

 

(100)

   

(89.7)

(86.2)

(89.7)

 

(84.6)

(46.2)

(84.6)

  1. *Total Cs = 134Cs + 137Cs.
  2. Total Cs was available between May 2011 and March 2014.
  3. 134Cs + 137Cs were available between April 2012 and March 2014.
  4. n/a: not applicable.