Table 7.
Geometric means of 137Cs aggregated transfer factor [Tag (m2/kg)] for wild mammals after fallout in the Fukushima and Chernobyl nuclear accidents
| Accident | Species | Years | Investigation site | Tag (m2/kg) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chernobyl | Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) | 1986–2003 |
Weinsberger Forest, Austria |
0.046–0.008 | Strebl and Tataruch (2007) |
| 1986–2000 |
Kobernausser Forest, Austria |
0.094–0.016 | |||
| 1987–1991 | Southern Germany | 0.25–0.0002 | Kiefer et al. (1996) | ||
| Red deer (Cervus elephus) | 1988–1989 |
Kobernausser Forest, Austria |
0.028–0.007 | Strebl and Tataruch (2007) | |
| Wild boar (Sus scrofa) | 1987–2003 |
Weinsberger Forest, Austria |
0.046–0.004 | ||
| 1988–2000 |
Kobernausser Forest, Austria |
0.159–0.031 | |||
| 2003–2004 | Ravensburg, Southern Germany | 0.062–0.008 | Semizhon et al. (2009) | ||
| Fukushima | Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus) | 2011–2015 | Fukushima, Miyagi, Ibaraki, Tochigi, and Gunma, Japan | 0.0052–0.0028 | Tagami et al. (2016) |
| 2011–2016 | Fukushima, Japan | 0.0022 (all years) | Nemoto et al. (2018) | ||
| Wild boar (Sus scrofa) | 2011–2015 | Fukushima, Miyagi, Ibaraki, Tochigi, and Gunma, Japan | 0.0068–0.0026 | Tagami et al. (2016) | |
| 2011–2016 | Fukushima, Japan | 0.0032 (all years) | Nemoto et al. (2018) | ||
| Sika deer (Cervus nippon) | 2011–2015 | Fukushima, Miyagi, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Japan | 0.0072–0.0051 | Tagami et al. (2016) | |
| Japanese monkey (Macaca fuscata) | 2011–2021 | Fukushima City, Japan | 0.0056–0.0011 | Present study |