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 …
Cs uptake by plants; however, the proposed effective period for litter removal was 1–2 years …
Downward migration of 137Cs promotes self-cleaning of forest ecosystem by reducing root uptake of Japanese cedar in Fukushima
J Takahashi, S Iguchi, T Sasaki, Y Onda - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Approximately 70% of the area highly 137 Cs-contaminated by the Fukushima Daiichi
Nuclear Power Plant accident is forested. Decontamination works in most of these forests …
Nuclear Power Plant accident is forested. Decontamination works in most of these forests …
[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of decontamination by litter removal in Japanese forest ecosystems affected by the Fukushima nuclear accident
J Koarashi, M Atarashi-Andoh, S Nishimura, K Muto - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident caused serious radiocesium
(137Cs) contamination of forest ecosystems over a wide area. The removal of the forest floor …
(137Cs) contamination of forest ecosystems over a wide area. The removal of the forest floor …
Leaching characteristics of 137Cs for forest floor affected by the Fukushima nuclear accident: A litterbag experiment
K Sakuma, K Yoshimura, T Nakanishi - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
In forest ecosystems, forest litter is considered an active medium for radiocesium (137 Cs).
To understand discharge mechanisms of highly bioavailable dissolved 137 Cs from forests …
To understand discharge mechanisms of highly bioavailable dissolved 137 Cs from forests …
Temporal changes in radiocesium deposition in various forest stands following the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident
In this study, we investigated the transfer of canopy-intercepted radiocesium to the forest
floor following the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. The 137 Cs content of …
floor following the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. The 137 Cs content of …
[HTML][HTML] Contamination processes of tree components in Japanese forest ecosystems affected by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident 137Cs fallout
M Ota, J Koarashi - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
In forests affected by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, trees became
contaminated with 137 Cs. However, 137 Cs transfer processes determining tree …
contaminated with 137 Cs. However, 137 Cs transfer processes determining tree …
Post-deposition early-phase migration and retention behavior of radiocesium in a litter–mineral soil system in a Japanese deciduous forest affected by the Fukushima …
J Koarashi, S Nishimura, T Nakanishi… - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
The fate of radiocesium (137 Cs) derived from the Fukushima nuclear accident and
associated radiation risks are largely dependent on its migration and retention behavior in …
associated radiation risks are largely dependent on its migration and retention behavior in …
Radiocesium migration in the litter layer of different forest types in Fukushima, Japan
Abstract Cesium-137 (137 Cs) migration in the litter layer consists of various processes,
such as input via throughfall, output via litter decomposition, and input from deeper layers …
such as input via throughfall, output via litter decomposition, and input from deeper layers …
Six-year monitoring of the vertical distribution of radiocesium in three forest soils after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident
J Takahashi, Y Onda, D Hihara, K Tamura - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract After the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident on March 2011, several
studies showed that the downward migration of 137 Cs from litter to mineral soil is more …
studies showed that the downward migration of 137 Cs from litter to mineral soil is more …
Characterizing vertical migration of 137Cs in organic layer and mineral soil in Japanese forests: four-year observation and model analysis
K Muto, M Atarashi-Andoh, T Matsunaga… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Because of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, forest
ecosystems in wide areas were contaminated with 137 Cs. It is important to characterize the …
ecosystems in wide areas were contaminated with 137 Cs. It is important to characterize the …