Radiocesium and radioiodine in soil particles agitated by agricultural practices: Field observation after the Fukushima nuclear accident

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 425, Issue , 2012, Pages 128-134

  Yamaguchi, N ^a   Eguchi, S ^a   Fujiwara, H ^a   Hayashi, K ^a   Tsukada, H ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agricultural practice; Cesium 134; Cesium 137; Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant; Iodine 131; Soil

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; ANDOSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION; ATMOSPHERIC DUST; BACKGROUND CONDITIONS; CESIUM 137; CESIUM-134; COARSE SOILS; DUST PARTICLE; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; IODINE-131; NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS; RADIOCESIUM; RADIOIODINE; RE-SUSPENSION; ROTARY TILLER; SOIL LAYER; SOIL PARTICLES; SOIL SURFACES;

ACCIDENTS; AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; CESIUM; IODINE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CESIUM; CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137; IODINE 131; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CESIUM ISOTOPE; IODINE; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; AGRICULTURAL WASTE; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; JAPAN; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; JAPAN; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; TRITICUM;

FUKUSHIMA; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOHOKU;

EID: 84859985811     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.02.037     Document Type: Article

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