Anthropogenic radionuclides in the atmosphere observed at Tsukuba: Characteristics of the radionuclides derived from Fukushima

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 122, Issue , 2013, Pages 55-62

  Doi, Taeko ^a   Masumoto, Kazuyoshi ^b   Toyoda, Akihiro ^b   Tanaka, Atsushi ^a   Shibata, Yasuyuki ^a   Hirose, Katsumi ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATION KEK   (Japan)

^c SOPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

131I; 133I; 137Cs; Fukushima Dai ichi Nuclear accident; Gaseous radioiodine; Particle size

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLES; ANTHROPOGENIC RADIONUCLIDES; FUKUSHIMA ACCIDENTS; FUKUSHIMA DAI-ICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; MEDIAN AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS; RADIOCESIUM; RADIOIODINE;

ACCIDENTS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIOISOTOPES; TECHNETIUM;

CESIUM;

CESIUM 134; CESIUM 136; CESIUM 137; IODINE 131; IODINE 132; IODINE 133; RADIOISOTOPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; OCEAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; JAPAN; PARTICLE SIZE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES;

FUKUSHIMA; HONSHU; IBARAKI; JAPAN; KANTO; TOHOKU; TSUKUBA;

EID: 84875646146     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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