Research and management challenges following soil and landscape decontamination at the onset of the reopening of the Difficult-to-Return Zone, Fukushima (Japan)

O Evrard, T Chalaux-Clergue, PA Chaboche… - Soil, 2023 - soil.copernicus.org
Twelve years after the nuclear accident that occurred at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear
Power Plant (FDNPP) in March 2011, radiocesium contamination (with a large dominance of …

The ratio of plant 137Cs to exchangeable 137Cs in soil is a crucial factor in explaining the variation in 137Cs transferability from soil to plant

M Suzuki, T Eguchi, K Azuma, A Nakao, K Kubo… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
To mitigate radioactive cesium from soil to plant, increasing and maintaining the
exchangeable potassium (ExK) level during growth is widely accepted after Tokyo Electric …

Explaining the variation in 137Cs aggregated transfer factor for wild edible plants as a case study on Koshiabura (Eleutherococcus sciadophylloides) buds

S Hayashi, M Watanabe, M Kanao Koshikawa… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The aggregated transfer factor (Tag) is commonly used to represent the actual transfer of
radiocesium from soil to wild edible plants, but the values have shown substantial variation …

Chemical species of cesium and iodine in condensed vaporized microparticles formed by melting nuclear fuel components with concrete materials

T Ohnuki, J Ye, T Kato, J Liu, M Takano… - … Science: Processes & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, we report chemical species of Cs and I in condensed vaporized particles
(CVPs) produced by melting experiments using nuclear fuel components containing CsI with …

A magnesium transporter is involved in the cesium ion resistance of the high-concentration cesium ion-resistant bacterium Microbacterium sp. TS-1

Y Ishida, T Koretsune, E Ishiuchi, M Teshima… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cesium ion (Cs+) resistance has been reported in bacteria but is poorly understood as
reports on Cs+-resistant bacteria have been limited. We previously reported a novel Cs+/H+ …

Exploring simple ways to avoid collecting highly 137Cs-contaminated Aralia elata buds for the revival of local wild vegetable cultures

M Sakai, M Watanabe, M Kanao Koshikawa, A Tanaka… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Collection and cooking of wild vegetables have provided seasonal enjoyments for Japanese
local people as provisioning and cultural ecosystem services. However, the Fukushima …

Flow filtration/adsorption and simultaneous monitoring technologies of radiocesium 137Cs in river water

K Enomoto, H Hoshina, N Kasai, K Kurita, Y Ueki… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study develops a method that combines a radiation-grafting fibrous Cs-adsorbent filter
of ammonium molybdophosphate (AMP) and a Ce: Gd 3 Al 2 Ga 3 O 12 scintillator-based γ …

Spatiotemporal patterns in differences between the 137 Cs concentrations of forest and stream litters: effect of leaching

M Sakai, M Ohira, T Gomi - Environmental Science: Processes & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Forest–stream ecotones possess prominent detritus-based food webs, and 137Cs-
contaminated litter can influence the contamination levels of animals inhabiting such …

Contrasting seasonality of 137Cs concentrations in two stream animals that share a trophic niche

M Sakai, Y Ishii, H Tsuji, A Tanaka, J Jo… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding the seasonality of 137 Cs concentrations in aquatic animals is crucial for
reviving local inland fisheries. The seasonality of 137 Cs concentrations in animals is …

[HTML][HTML] Estimation of spatio-temporal distribution of 137Cs concentrations in litter layer of forest ecosystems in Fukushima using FoRothCs model

K Nishina, S Hayashi, S Hashimoto, T Matsuura - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
The nuclear power plant accident in Fukushima had led to pollution of forest ecosystems
with 137 Cs in 2011. In this study, we simulated the spatiotemporal distribution of 137 Cs …