Predicted spatio-temporal dynamics of radiocesium deposited onto forests following the Fukushima nuclear accident

S Hashimoto, T Matsuura, K Nanko, I Linkov, G Shaw… - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
The majority of the area contaminated by the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant
accident is covered by forest. To facilitate effective countermeasure strategies to mitigate …

Distribution of radiocesium in different density fractions of temperate forest soils in Fukushima

J Toriyama, M Kobayashi, T Hiruta, K Shichi - Forest Ecology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In forested areas of Fukushima, Japan, radiocesium emitted by the Fukushima Daiichi
nuclear power plant accident has accumulated on the forest floor and in surface mineral …

Meta-analysis of radiocesium contamination data in Japanese cedar and cypress forests over the period 2011–2017

MA Gonze, P Calmon, P Hurtevent, F Coppin - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Since Fukushima accident, dozens of field studies have been conducted in order to quantify
and understand the behaviour of atmospheric radiocesium (137 Cs) fallouts in contaminated …

Natural attenuation of Fukushima-derived radiocesium in soils due to its vertical and lateral migration

A Konoplev, V Golosov, Y Wakiyama, T Takase… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Processes of vertical and lateral migration lead to gradual reduction in contamination of
catchment soil, particularly its top layer. The reduction can be considered as natural …

Radiocesium fallout in the grasslands on Sakhalin, Kunashir and Shikotan Islands due to Fukushima accident: the radioactive contamination of soil and plants in 2011

V Ramzaev, A Barkovsky, Y Goncharova… - Journal of environmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
The accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant has resulted in radioactive
contamination of environmental media and food in the Far East of Russia, particularly in the …

[HTML][HTML] Restoring areas after a radioactive fallout: A multidisciplinary study on decontamination

C Rääf, J Martinsson, M Eriksson, J Ewald… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Land remediation is an important part of restoration measures after a radioactive fallout
containing long-lived fission products such as 137 Cs. In this multidisciplinary study, we …

Predicting transfers of 137Cs in terrestrial and aquatic environments: a whole-ecosystem approach

J Smith, M Cross, SM Wright - Radioprotection, 2002 - researchportal.port.ac.uk
Abstract lt is well known that during the years after a nuclear accident the bioavailability and
environmental mobility of radionuclides may change significantly, resulting in significant …

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 …

Source dynamics of radiocesium-contaminated particulate matter deposited in an agricultural water reservoir after the Fukushima nuclear accident

S Huon, S Hayashi, JP Laceby, H Tsuji, Y Onda… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan resulted in the deposition of radiocesium over
forested and rural landscapes northwest of the power plant. Although there have been …

Linking heterogeneous distribution of radiocaesium in soils and pond sediments in the Fukushima Daiichi exclusion zone to mobility and potential bioavailability

E Reinoso-Maset, J Brown, MN Pettersen… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract During the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident in 2011
significant amounts of radiocaesium were released into the atmosphere from the reactor …