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 …

Meta-analysis of radiocesium contamination data in Japanese forest trees over the period 2011–2013

MA Gonze, P Calmon - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
The fate and dispersion of radiocesium in forests affected by the Fukushima atmospheric
fallouts have been efficiently characterized by Japanese scientists thanks to monitoring …

Vertical migration of radiocesium and clay mineral composition in five forest soils contaminated by the Fukushima nuclear accident

K Fujii, S Ikeda, A Akama, M Komatsu… - Soil science and plant …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
In forest soils contaminated by radiocesium (134Cs and 137Cs), deposition from the
Fukushima nuclear accident, clay minerals might play important roles in long-term cesium …

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 …

Characteristics of initial deposition and behavior of radiocesium in forest ecosystems of different locations and species affected by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear …

M Komatsu, S Kaneko, S Ohashi, K Kuroda… - Journal of environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract After the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident, information
about stand-level spatial patterns of radiocesium initially deposited in the surrounding …

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 …

New predictions of 137Cs dynamics in forests after the Fukushima nuclear accident

S Hashimoto, N Imamura, S Kaneko, M Komatsu… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Most of the area contaminated by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident is
covered by forest. In this paper, we updated model predictions of temporal changes in the …

Forest type effects on the retention of radiocesium in organic layers of forest ecosystems affected by the Fukushima nuclear accident

J Koarashi, M Atarashi-Andoh, T Matsunaga… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster caused serious radiocesium
(137Cs) contamination of forest ecosystems over a wide area. Forest-floor organic layers …

Do forests represent a long-term source of contaminated particulate matter in the Fukushima Prefecture?

JP Laceby, S Huon, Y Onda, V Vaury… - Journal of environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident resulted in
radiocesium fallout contaminating coastal catchments of the Fukushima Prefecture. As the …

Estimation of radioactive 137-cesium transportation by litterfall, stemflow and throughfall in the forests of Fukushima

I Endo, N Ohte, K Iseda, K Tanoi, A Hirose… - Journal of environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Since the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in March 2011, large
areas of the forests around Fukushima have become highly contaminated by radioactive …