Radionuclides from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in terrestrial systems

Y Onda, K Taniguchi, K Yoshimura, H Kato… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident, Japan,
released the largest quantity of radionuclides into the terrestrial environment since the 1986 …

[HTML][HTML] The dynamics of radio-cesium in soils and mechanism of cesium uptake into higher plants: newly elucidated mechanism of cesium uptake into rice plants

H Rai, M Kawabata - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Soil radio-cesium (Cs) contamination caused by nuclear accidents is a major public
concern. In this review, we presented the behavior of radio-Cs in soils, the relationship …

[HTML][HTML] Influential factors of long-term and seasonal 137Cs change in agricultural and forested rivers: Temperature, water quality and an intense Typhoon Event

H Tsuji, T Nishikiori, S Ito, H Ozaki, M Watanabe… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the effect of temperature, water quality, and the impact of an intense typhoon
event on change in 137 Cs concentration in the water of agricultural and forested rivers near …

Late phase radiocesium dynamics in Fukushima forests post deposition

V Yoschenko, K Nanba, T Wada, TE Johnson… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The long term dynamics of radiocesium in typical forest ecosystems was studied in the
radioactive contaminated areas in Fukushima Prefecture. Six observations sites located in …

[HTML][HTML] Decadal trends in 137Cs concentrations in the bark and wood of trees contaminated by the Fukushima nuclear accident

S Ohashi, K Kuroda, H Abe, A Kagawa, M Komatsu… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding the actual situation of radiocesium (137Cs) contamination of trees caused by
the Fukushima nuclear accident is essential for predicting the future contamination of wood …

[HTML][HTML] Ten-year trends in vertical distribution of radiocesium in Fukushima forest soils, Japan

T Manaka, M Komatsu, W Sakashita, N Imamura… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
To elucidate interannual changes in the vertical distribution of 137 Cs in forest ecosystems
contaminated by the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, we investigated 137 …

Ten years of investigations of Fukushima radionuclides in the environment: A review on process studies in environmental compartments

K Hirose, PP Povinec - Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 2022 - Elsevier
In March 2011, severe nuclear accident happened at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power
Plant (FDNPP) after the gigantic earthquake and following huge tsunami wave. A lot of …

Vertical migration of cesium in weathered granite soil under flowing water condition depending on Cs concentration and states of dissolved organic matter

T Tatsuno, S Hamamoto, N Nihei… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
After the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, the migration of
radioactive cesium (Cs) in soils has become a crucial issue since this can negatively affect …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Vertical distribution and transport of radiocesium via branchflow and stemflow through the canopy of cedar and oak stands in the aftermath of the Fukushima Dai-ichi …

ZH Saidin, DF Levia, H Kato, M Kurihara… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aiming to fill a need for data regarding radiocesium transport via both branchflow and
stemflow through forests impacted by radioactive fallout, this study examined the vertical …