Factors affecting vertical distribution of Fukushima accident-derived radiocesium in soil under different land-use conditions

J Koarashi, M Atarashi-Andoh, T Matsunaga… - Science of the Total …, 2012 - Elsevier
The Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant accident in Japan, triggered by a big
earthquake and the resulting tsunami on 11 March 2011, caused a substantial release of …

Comparison of the vertical distributions of Fukushima nuclear accident radiocesium in soil before and after the first rainy season, with physicochemical and …

T Matsunaga, J Koarashi, M Atarashi-Andoh… - Science of the total …, 2013 - Elsevier
Effect of intense rainfall on the distribution of Fukushima-accident-derived 137Cs in soil was
examined. Inventories and vertical distributions of 137Cs in soils were determined at 15 …

Vertical migration of radiocesium and clay mineral composition in five forest soils contaminated by the Fukushima nuclear accident

K Fujii, S Ikeda, A Akama, M Komatsu… - Soil science and plant …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
In forest soils contaminated by radiocesium (134Cs and 137Cs), deposition from the
Fukushima nuclear accident, clay minerals might play important roles in long-term cesium …

[HTML][HTML] A new perspective on the 137Cs retention mechanism in surface soils during the early stage after the Fukushima nuclear accident

J Koarashi, S Nishimura, M Atarashi-Andoh, K Muto… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident caused serious radiocesium
(137Cs) contamination of the soil in multiple terrestrial ecosystems. Soil is a complex system …

Depth distribution of cesium-137 in paddy fields across the Fukushima pollution plume in 2013

H Lepage, O Evrard, Y Onda, I Lefèvre… - Journal of environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Large quantities of radiocesium were deposited across a 3000 km 2 area northwest of the
Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant after the March 2011 accident. Although many …

[HTML][HTML] Retention of potentially mobile radiocesium in forest surface soils affected by the Fukushima nuclear accident

J Koarashi, K Moriya, M Atarashi-Andoh… - Scientific reports, 2012 - nature.com
The fate of 137Cs derived from the Fukushima nuclear accident fallout and associated
radiological hazards are largely dependent on its mobility in the surface soils of forest …

Six-year monitoring of the vertical distribution of radiocesium in three forest soils after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident

J Takahashi, Y Onda, D Hihara, K Tamura - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract After the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident on March 2011, several
studies showed that the downward migration of 137 Cs from litter to mineral soil is more …

Post-deposition early-phase migration and retention behavior of radiocesium in a litter–mineral soil system in a Japanese deciduous forest affected by the Fukushima …

J Koarashi, S Nishimura, T Nakanishi… - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
The fate of radiocesium (137 Cs) derived from the Fukushima nuclear accident and
associated radiation risks are largely dependent on its migration and retention behavior in …

Vertical distribution of radiocesium in coniferous forest soil after the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident

MT Teramage, Y Onda, J Patin, H Kato, T Gomi… - Journal of environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
This study deals with the description of the vertical distribution of radiocaesium (137 Cs and
134 Cs) in a representative coniferous forest soil, investigated 10 months after the …

Depth distribution of 137Cs, 134Cs, and 131I in soil profile after Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident

H Kato, Y Onda, M Teramage - Journal of environmental radioactivity, 2012 - Elsevier
Soil, vegetation and other ecological compartments are expected to be highly contaminated
by the deposited radionuclides after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) …