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 …

Six-year trends in exchangeable radiocesium in Fukushima forest soils

T Manaka, N Imamura, S Kaneko, S Miura… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
We investigated the changes in 137 Cs exchangeable fraction in the soils of contaminated
forest ecosystems until 6 years after the Fukushima radioactive atmospheric deposits. For …

Iodine distribution and cycling in a beech (Fagus sylvatica) temperate forest

M Roulier, M Bueno, Y Thiry, F Coppin… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Radioiodine is of health concerns in case of nuclear events. Possible pathways and rates of
flow are essential information for risk assessment. Forest ecosystems could influence the …

Influence of non-equilibrium sorption on the vertical migration of 137Cs in forest mineral soils of Fukushima Prefecture

H Chaif, F Coppin, A Bahi, L Garcia-Sanchez - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sorption hypotheses and models are required for the prediction of 137 Cs migration in soils
contaminated after nuclear reactor accidents and nuclear weapons tests. In assessment …

Cesium transfer to millet and mustard as a function of Cs availability in soils

A Flouret, P Henner, F Coppin, S Pierrisnard… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract 137 Cs is one of the most persistent radioactive contaminants in soil after a nuclear
accident. It can be taken up by plants and enter the human food chain generating a potential …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term behaviour of Cs-137, Cs-133 and K in beech trees of French forests

D Okhrimchuk, P Hurtevent, MA Gonze… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the long-term after atmospheric deposit onto a forest ecosystem, Cs-137 becomes
incorporated into the biogeochemical cycle of stable elements and progressively reaches a …

Operational Method to Easily Determine the Available Fraction of a Contaminant in Soil and the Associated Soil-Solution Distribution Coefficient

F Coppin, L Février, A Martin-Garin - ACS Earth and Space …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Well understanding the solid/solution partitioning of a contaminant is of first importance to
determine its residence time in the environment, environmental availability, or bioavailability …

Impact of forest thinning on the dynamics of litterfall derived 137Cs deposits in coniferous forest floor after Fukushima accident

MT Teramage, Y Onda, H Kato, X Sun - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of a 50% forest thinning intensity on Fukushima-derived 137 Cs deposition by
litterfall and its discharge by runoff in hillslope coniferous forest were monitored using four …

Modeling long-term transfers of radiocesium in farmland under different tillage and cover crop treatments

P Li, Y Gong, T Tanaka, Y Thiry, Q Huang… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The 2011 nuclear accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP)
prompted inquiries about the long-term transfer of Cesium-137 (137 Cs) from soil to …

Change in the chemical form of 137Cs with age in needles of Japanese cedar

T Hara, C Takenaka, R Tomioka - Journal of environmental radioactivity, 2020 - Elsevier
Radiocesium (137 Cs) derived from the accident of Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant
remains in forests. Although a large proportion of the 137 Cs in forests has been transferred …