title: Software development for estimating the concentration of radioactive cesium in the skeletal muscles of cattle from blood samples.
abstract: The 2011 earthquake severely damaged the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP), resulting in the release of large quantities of radioactive material into the environment. The deposition of these radionuclides in rice straw as livestock feed led to the circulation of contaminated beef in the market. Based on the safety concern of the consumers, a reliable method for estimating concentrations of radioactive cesium in muscle tissue is needed. In this study, we analyzed the concentrations of radioactive cesium in the blood and skeletal muscle of 88 cattle, and detected a linear correlation between them. We then developed software that can be used to estimate radioactive cesium concentrations in muscle tissue from blood samples. Distribution of this software to the livestock production field would allow us to easily identify high-risk cattle, which would be beyond the safety regulation, before shipping out to the market. This software is planned to be released as freeware. This software would contribute to food safety, and aid the recovery of the livestock industry from the damage creacted by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.|Tohoku Agricultural Science Center for Reconstruction, Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomokazu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.affiliation: Hitachi Solutions East Japan Ltd, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hiji
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kino
authors.affiliation: National Research Center for Protozoa Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamashiro
authors.affiliation: Miyagi University, School of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Miyagi, Japan.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Dentistry, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshinaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.affiliation: Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Dentistry, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Dentistry, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Mirei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chiba
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuwahara
authors.affiliation: Miyagi University, School of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Miyagi, Japan.
authors.forename: Motoko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katayama
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Donai
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Dentistry, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shinoda
authors.affiliation: Center for the Advancement of Higher Education, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sekine
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukumoto
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.|Tohoku Agricultural Science Center for Reconstruction, Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Emiko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Isogai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000097:blood*; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood*; D005507:Food Contamination, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D059022:Food Safety / Q000379:methods*; D062406:Fukushima Nuclear Accident; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism*; D011848:Radioactive Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood*; D012985:Software Design
chemical_list: D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D011848:Radioactive Pollutants
keywords: Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant; estimation program; food safety; radioactive cesium