Microbiome analysis of the restricted bacteria in radioactive element-containing water at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
Tomoro Warashina,
Asako Sato,
Hiroshi Hinai
et al.
Abstract:A major incident occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station following the tsunami triggered by the Tohoku–Pacific Ocean Earthquake in March 2011, whereby seawater entered the torus room in the basement of the reactor building. Here, we identify and analyze the bacterial communities in the torus room water and several environmental samples. Samples of the torus room water (1 × 10
9
Bq
137
Cs/L) were collected by the Tokyo Electric Power Compan… Show more
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