The biological impacts of the Fukushima nuclear accident on the pale grass blue butterfly : Scientific Reports : Nature Publishing Group
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The biological impacts of the Fukushima nuclear accident on the pale grass blue butterfly
Atsuki Hiyama,
Chiyo Nohara,
Seira Kinjo,
Wataru Taira,
Shinichi Gima,
Akira Tanahara
& Joji M. Otaki
Scientific Reports
2,
Article number:
570
Received
06 June 2012
Accepted
24 July 2012
Published
09 August 2012
The collapse of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant caused a massive release of radioactive materials to the environment. A prompt and reliable system for evaluating the biological impacts of this accident on animals has not been available. Here we show that the accident caused physiological and genetic damage to the pale grass blue Zizeeria maha, a common lycaenid butterfly in Japan.