Concentration Factors for Cs-137 in Marine Algae from Japanese Coastal Waters.

Concentration factors for Cs-137 in marine algae from Japanese coastal waters.

Concentration factors (CF: Bq.kg-1 in wet algae/Bq.kg-1 in filtered seawater) for Cs-137 in Japanese coastal algae, were investigated during 1984-1990. Cs-137/Cs(stable) atom ratios were also examined to clarify the distribution equilibrium of Cs-137 in marine algae and sea water. The CFs in marine algae were within the range of 5.4 approximately 92, and the geometric mean of CF was 28 +/- 2 (s...

Occurrence of synthetic musk fragrances in marine mammals and sharks from Japanese coastal waters.

In this study, the occurrence of the polycyclic musk fragrances HHCB (1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta[g]-2-benzopyran) and AHTN (7-acetyl-1,1,3,4,4,6-hexamethyltetrahydeonaphthalene) in marine mammals and sharks collected from Japanese coastal waters is reported. HHCB was present in the blubbers of all finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) analyzed (n = 8), at leve...

Marine Biodiversity in Japanese Waters

To understand marine biodiversity in Japanese waters, we have compiled information on the marine biota in Japanese waters, including the number of described species (species richness), the history of marine biology research in Japan, the state of knowledge, the number of endemic species, the number of identified but undescribed species, the number of known introduced species, and the number of ...

Variation of Cs-137 in California Coastal Sea Water.

Wave Age Retrieval from SAR Images in Japanese Coastal Waters

In this study, we present an approach to retrieve wave period, phase speed at the peak of the spectrum and thus the wave age from SAR image mode precision image (PRI) data around the coast of Japan. The in-situ NOWPHAS wave gauge data is used for matching up the SAR images and for validation. The wind speed at 10m height is acquired by inverting the relationship between the radar cross section ...