Variations of 129I in the atmospheric fallout of Tokyo, Japan: 1963-2003

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 113, Issue , 2012, Pages 116-122

  Toyama, Chiaki ^a   Muramatsu, Yasuyuki ^a   Uchida, Yuka ^a   Igarashi, Yasuhito ^b   Aoyama, Michio ^b   Matsuzaki, Hiroyuki ^c  

^a GAKUSHUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

129I 127I ratio; Atmospheric deposition; Iodine 129; Tokai Reprocessing plant

Indexed keywords

129I/ 127I RATIO; ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC DISCHARGE; ATMOSPHERIC FALLOUT; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; IODINE-129; NUCLEAR BOMBS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SECULAR VARIATION; TOKAI REPROCESSING PLANT; TOKYO , JAPAN;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CESIUM; DEPOSITION RATES; IODINE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; NUCLEAR WEAPONS;

FALLOUT;

CESIUM 137; IODINE 129; STRONTIUM 90; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; FALLOUT; IODINE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING; PROCESSING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATOMIC BOMB; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; JAPAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE;

HONSHU; IBARAKI; JAPAN; KANTO; TOKAI [IBARAKI]; TOKYO [KANTO];

IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; JAPAN; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT;

EID: 84861984001     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.04.014     Document Type: Article

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