… Removal of litter-associated 137 Cs from the forest floor (litter removal) can reduce the 137
Cs uptake by plants; however, the proposed effective period for litter removal was 1–2 years …

… of litter-removal decontamination on the reduction of 137 Cs … , 137 Cs recycling within the
forest (ie, the uptake of 137 Cs by trees from the litter layer and the redeposition of 137 Cs onto …

… However, there was no difference in the soil-to-plant transfer factor of 137 Cs for the … and
exchangeable 137 Cs in the soil beneath the litter layer may diminish the root uptake of 137 Cs. …

… 137 Cs from forests to river systems, we investigated the characteristics of 137 Cs leaching
from forest litter as … The uptake transfer from the surface soil to the forest litter could not be …

… This study examined 137 Cs detachment from needle litter of … We placed litter bags in pools
and riffles and removed them … in the litter samples were measured using atomic absorption …

… of the litter bags. It is suggested that the increase in 137 Cs content is due to importation of
137 Cs by … Fungus-mediated translocation of 137 Cs to fresh litter is proposed to explain the …

… They were removed from the needles and twigs as a result of weathering (rain, wind, litter
fall… The influence of soil parameters on 137Cs uptake by plants from long-term fallout on forest …

… 137 Cs concentration during the first-year decomposition of tree leaf litter after 1 year of
environmental 137 Cs … phase of decomposition if it occurs in absorption sites, whereas, as we …

… not provide sufficient information for predicting uptake by trees. 137Cs in 'hot pzLrticles' …
In summary, the foliage and litter fractions show the largest differences between equilibrium …

… of 137 Cs leaching in the field. We demonstrate the combined processes of leaching and litter
… This phase also describes the fate of 137 Cs which has reached the canopy by root uptake …