Initial flux of sediment-associated radiocesium to the ocean from the largest river impacted by Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Yamashiki, Yosuke ^a,h   Onda, Yuichi ^b   Smith, Hugh G ^c   Blake, William H ^d   Wakahara, Taeko ^e   Igarashi, Yasuhito ^f   Matsuura, Yuki ^g   Yoshimura, Kazuya ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^e TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^f METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^g Yachiyo Engineering Co   (Japan)

^h JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 84892687673     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep03714     Document Type: Article

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