Radiocesium mobility in different parts of the two major tree species in Fukushima

T Manaka, MG Araki, S Ohashi, N Imamura… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Radiocesium (137Cs) released in the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident is
still cycling in the forest ecosystem. We examined the mobility of 137Cs in the external parts …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular geochemistry of radium: A key to understanding cation adsorption reaction on clay minerals

A Yamaguchi, Y Kurihara, K Nagata, K Tanaka… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Adsorption reactions of various cations on clay minerals have different effects on their
environmental behaviors depending on the molecular-scale adsorption structure. Some …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of soil organic matter on the fate of 137Cs vertical distribution in forest soils

J Koarashi, M Atarashi-Andoh, S Nishimura - … and Environmental Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the fate of the vertical distribution of radiocesium (137 Cs) in Japanese forest
soils is key to assessing the radioecological consequences of the Fukushima Daiichi …

A pilot study of radiocesium activity concentration in the stemflow of deciduous broad-leaved trees: Its relationship with leaves and outer bark as of 2022–2023

W Sakashita, N Imamura, T Sakata, R Tsuneoka… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The radiocesium (137 Cs) activity concentration in stemflow, which is an element of the 137
Cs cycle in the forest, is determined by the supply of 137 Cs from the outer bark and leaves …

Effect of litter removal five years after the Fukushima accident on 137Cs uptake by Japanese cedar

Y Ohmae, W Sakashita, T Sakata, N Imamura… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …

Two‐stage soil core sampler to collect a less‐compressed core from forested areas

M Watanabe, MK Koshikawa, T Takamatsu… - Ecological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A two‐stage sampler was designed to investigate the vertical distribution of heavy metals
and trace elements that contaminate forest soils through atmospheric deposition. The hand …

河川系や森林土壌における炭素や放射性セシウムの動態に関する地球化学的研究

眞中卓也 - 地球化学, 2024 - jstage.jst.go.jp
抄録 To elucidate the role of Himalayan river systems in the global carbon cycle, I have
conducted sampling surveys and studied carbonate systems in these rivers. On modern …

2. 農地及び森林土壌の放射性セシウムの分布と動き

眞中卓也, 高田裕介, 三浦覚, 橋本昌司 - 日本土壌肥料学雑誌, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
2011 年 3 月の東京電力福島第一原子力発電所事故 (以後, 福島第一原発事故)
によって放出された放射性セシウムは, 福島県を中心とする東日本に広く沈着した …

森林総合研究所における森林内の放射性セシウムに関する最近の研究成果

篠宮佳樹 - 土壌の物理性, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
抄録 東京電力福島第一原発事故から 10 年以上が経過したが, 森林の放射性セシウムの影響は
未だに続いている. 森林総研による最近の研究成果から, 森林に沈着した 137Cs …