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Pattono D, Mannelli A, Dalmasso A, Orusa R, Faure Ragani M, Bottero MT. 137Cesium (137Cs) assessment in wild boars from northwestern Italy. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0303093. [PMID: 38722996 PMCID: PMC11081301 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Radionuclide contamination is a serious health issue caused by nuclear experiments and plant accidents, as seen for the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear plants. Italy has been especially interested in northwestern alpine regions, as have several other nations. The aim of this work was to indagate 134Cs and 137Cs contamination in wild boars, which were considered bioindicators sampled in the Chisone/Germanasca Valley and the Pellice Valley districts (Piedmont, Italy) in two hunting seasons (2014 and 2016). In the 2014 season, only the livers of the animals (n = 48) were sampled, whereas in 2016, five different anatomical sampling sites were sampled for each animal (n = 16). The analyses were conducted in an accredited laboratory (Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente-ARPA) by the aid of an HPGe detector (Ortec) with a relative efficiency of 50%. In general, the contamination levels registered in 2014 were under the detection limit for 134Cs and low for 137Cs (Chisone/Germanasca valley: min: 0.0, max: 23.9 median 11.0 Bq/kg vs Pellice valley: min 0, max: 31.7, median: 9.6 Bq/kg) and no health concern can be supposed. In the first-year samples, the liver showed a negative correlation between age and contamination level. In the second year of sampling, low levels were confirmed (min: 3.1 Bq/kg, max: 113.3; median 17.7 Bq/kg). Multiple sampling from the same animal showed that the diaphragm (median = 27.7 Bq/kg) kidney (27.4) and tongue (27.6) were more contaminated than the liver (17.7) and spleen (15.3). Moreover, a linear mixed model revealed a negative organ-by-age interaction, meaning that interorgan differences in contamination level were greater in younger (5-11 months) than in older (18-36 months) animals. Different feeding habits can be the explanation. Our paper shows that muscle sites (diaphragm and tongue) can be useful for radionuclide pollution surveillance in wild boar populations and that younger animals show more interorgan variability in contamination levels than older animals. More investigations are needed to confirm this correlation and to fulfill the request for more data to achieve better risk assessment.
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- Daniele Pattono
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Largo Paolo Braccini 2 I-10095, Grugliasco (TO), Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Largo Paolo Braccini 2 I-10095, Grugliasco (TO), Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Largo Paolo Braccini 2 I-10095, Grugliasco (TO), Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Aosta Section, Località Amerique 7/G, 11020 Quart (AO), Italy
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- Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell’Ambiente (ARPA) Valle d’ Aosta, Località La Maladière, 48, 11020 Saint Christophe (AO), Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Largo Paolo Braccini 2 I-10095, Grugliasco (TO), Italy
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Omi T, Nakiri S, Nakanishi S, Ishii N, Uno T, Konno F, Inagaki T, Sakamoto A, Shito M, Udagawa C, Tada N, Ochiai K, Kato T, Kawamoto Y, Tsuchida S, Hayama SI. Concentrations of 137Cs radiocaesium in the organs and tissues of low-dose-exposed wild Japanese monkeys. BMC Res Notes 2020; 13:121. [PMID: 32122403 PMCID: PMC7053083 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-020-04972-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Objectives Following the massive earthquake that struck eastern Japan on March 11, 2011, a large amount of radioactive material was released into the environment from the damaged reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP). After the FDNPP accident, radiocaesium was first detected in muscle samples from wild Japanese monkeys exposed to radioactive materials, and haematologic effects, changes in head size, and delayed body weight gain were also reported, but little is known about the distribution of 137Cs in the organs and tissues of wild Japanese monkeys. Results We detected the 137Cs in various organ and tissue samples of 10 wild Japanese monkeys inhabiting the forested areas of Fukushima City that were captured between July and August 2012. Among muscle, brain, heart, kidney, liver, lung, and spleen, muscle exhibited the highest and the brain the lowest 137Cs concentration. The concentration (mean ± SD) of 137Cs in muscle, brain, heart, kidney, liver, lung, and spleen was 77 ± 66, 26 ± 22, 41 ± 35, 49 ± 41, 41 ± 38, 53 ± 41, and 53 ± 51 Bq/kg, respectively. These results can help us understand the biological effects of long-term internal radiation exposure in non-human primates.
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- Toshinori Omi
- Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonancho, Musashino City, Tokyo, 180-8602, Japan.
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- Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonancho, Musashino City, Tokyo, 180-8602, Japan
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- Conservation and Animal Welfare, 1-9-4 Kunitachi City, Tokyo, 186-0004, Japan
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- Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonancho, Musashino City, Tokyo, 180-8602, Japan
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- Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonancho, Musashino City, Tokyo, 180-8602, Japan
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- Fukushima-Mirai Agricultural Cooperative, 19-2 Kubota, Kamata, Fukushima, Fukushima, 960-0102, Japan
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- Jichi Medical University, School of Medicine, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke City, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
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- Jichi Medical University, School of Medicine, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke City, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
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- Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonancho, Musashino City, Tokyo, 180-8602, Japan
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- Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonancho, Musashino City, Tokyo, 180-8602, Japan
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- Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonancho, Musashino City, Tokyo, 180-8602, Japan
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- Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonancho, Musashino City, Tokyo, 180-8602, Japan
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- Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonancho, Musashino City, Tokyo, 180-8602, Japan
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- Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonancho, Musashino City, Tokyo, 180-8602, Japan
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- Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonancho, Musashino City, Tokyo, 180-8602, Japan
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- Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonancho, Musashino City, Tokyo, 180-8602, Japan
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Alsaaod M, Schaefer AL, Büscher W, Steiner A. The Role of Infrared Thermography as a Non-Invasive Tool for the Detection of Lameness in Cattle. SENSORS 2015; 15:14513-25. [PMID: 26094632 PMCID: PMC4507600 DOI: 10.3390/s150614513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Revised: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The use of infrared thermography for the identification of lameness in cattle has increased in recent years largely because of its non-invasive properties, ease of automation and continued cost reductions. Thermography can be used to identify and determine thermal abnormalities in animals by characterizing an increase or decrease in the surface temperature of their skin. The variation in superficial thermal patterns resulting from changes in blood flow in particular can be used to detect inflammation or injury associated with conditions such as foot lesions. Thermography has been used not only as a diagnostic tool, but also to evaluate routine farm management. Since 2000, 14 peer reviewed papers which discuss the assessment of thermography to identify and manage lameness in cattle have been published. There was a large difference in thermography performance in these reported studies. However, thermography was demonstrated to have utility for the detection of contralateral temperature difference and maximum foot temperature on areas of interest. Also apparent in these publications was that a controlled environment is an important issue that should be considered before image scanning.
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- Maher Alsaaod
- Clinic for Ruminants, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern 3001, Switzerland.
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- Agriculture Forestry Centre, Department of AFNS, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada.
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- Livestock Technology Section, Institute for Agricultural Engineering, University of Bonn, Nussallee 5, Bonn D-53115, Germany.
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- Clinic for Ruminants, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern 3001, Switzerland.
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Sato I, Okada K, Sasaki J, Chida H, Satoh H, Miura K, Kikuchi K, Otani K, Sato S. Distribution of radioactive cesium and stable cesium in cattle kept on a highly contaminated area of Fukushima nuclear accident. Anim Sci J 2014; 86:716-20. [DOI: 10.1111/asj.12345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2014] [Accepted: 09/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Itaru Sato
- Faculty of Agriculture; Iwate University; Morioka Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture; Iwate University; Morioka Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture; Iwate University; Morioka Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture; Iwate University; Morioka Japan
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- Tanko District Agricultural Mutual Aid Association; Oshu
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- Tanko District Agricultural Mutual Aid Association; Oshu
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science; Tohoku University; Osaki Japan
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Fukuda T, Kino Y, Abe Y, Yamashiro H, Kobayashi J, Shimizu Y, Takahashi A, Suzuki T, Chiba M, Takahashi S, Inoue K, Kuwahara Y, Morimoto M, Shinoda H, Hiji M, Sekine T, Fukumoto M, Isogai E. Cesium radioactivity in peripheral blood is linearly correlated to that in skeletal muscle: Analyses of cattle within the evacuation zone of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Anim Sci J 2014; 86:120-4. [DOI: 10.1111/asj.12301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2014] [Accepted: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Tomokazu Fukuda
- Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences; Tohoku University; Sendai Miyagi Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; Tohoku University; Sendai Miyagi Japan
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- National Research Center for Protozoa Diseases; Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine; Obihiro Hokkaido Japan
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- Miyagi University; School of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; Miyagi Japan
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- Graduate School of Dentistry; Tohoku University; Sendai Miyagi Japan
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- Graduate School of Dentistry; Tohoku University; Sendai Miyagi Japan
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- Graduate School of Dentistry; Tohoku University; Sendai Miyagi Japan
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- Department of Pathology; Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer; Tohoku University; Sendai Miyagi Japan
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- Department of Pathology; Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer; Tohoku University; Sendai Miyagi Japan
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- Department of Pathology; Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer; Tohoku University; Sendai Miyagi Japan
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- Miyagi University; School of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; Miyagi Japan
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- Graduate School of Dentistry; Tohoku University; Sendai Miyagi Japan
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- Hitachi Solutions East Japan, Ltd; Sendai Miyagi Japan
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- Center for the Advancement of Higher Education; Tohoku University; Sendai Miyagi Japan
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- Department of Pathology; Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer; Tohoku University; Sendai Miyagi Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences; Tohoku University; Sendai Miyagi Japan
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