Response to Ionizing Radiation in Various Environmental Biotas: Its Diversity and Similarity

Abstract

It has been considered that environmental biota (living organisms) could be protected, when human beings are properly protected from ionizing radiation. However, radiation protection on non-human biota is recently becoming a matter of concern. Are there any common mechanisms in the radiation effect in a variety of living organisms?
This workshop is planned by Dr. Y. Kubota and Dr. S. Fuma, Environmental Radiation Effects Research Group, NIRS, where many studies are carried out on the environmental radiation effects. A diversity and similarity will be discussed in the radiation effects of rice crop, woody plants, microbial ecosystem, and soil arthropods. Interesting discussion will be anticipated from the views of biology as well as radiation protection.