Isotopic ratio and vertical distribution of radionuclides in soil affected by the accident of Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plants

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 113, Issue , 2012, Pages 37-44

  Fujiwara, Takeshi ^a   Saito, Takumi ^a   Muroya, Yusa ^a   Sawahata, Hiroyuki ^a   Yamashita, Yuji ^b   Nagasaki, Shinya ^c   Okamoto, Koji ^a   Takahashi, Hiroyuki ^a   Uesaka, Mitsuru ^a   Katsumura, Yosuke ^a   Tanaka, Satoru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

131I; 134Cs; 137Cs; Fallout; Fukushima; Soil

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PROFILE; ACTIVITY RATIOS; DEPOSITION BEHAVIOR; FUKUSHIMA; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIOS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; RADIOACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; SAMPLING LOCATION; SOIL CORES; SOIL SAMPLE; SOURCE MATERIAL; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

ACCIDENTS; CESIUM; FALLOUT; HYDROGEN BONDS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RADIOISOTOPES; SOILS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CESIUM 134; CESIUM 136; CESIUM 137; IODINE 131; RADIOISOTOPE; TELLURIUM 129; TELLURIUM 129M; TELLURIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; FALLOUT; IODINE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; JAPAN; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; TEMPERATURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

FUKUSHIMA; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOHOKU;

EID: 84861336889     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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