Distribution of dissolved and particulate radiocesium concentrations along rivers and the relations between radiocesium concentration and deposition after the nuclear power plant accident in Fukushima

Water Research

Volumn 60, Issue , 2014, Pages 15-27

  Tsuji, Hideki ^a   Yasutaka, Tetsuo ^a   Kawabe, Yoshishige ^a   Onishi, Takeo ^b   Komai, Takeshi ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deposition; Dissolved radiocesium; Fukushima; Particulate radiocesium; Regression analysis; River water

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

DISSOLVED RADIOCESIUM; FUKUSHIMA; PARTICULATE RADIOCESIUM; PARTICULATES; PER UNIT; RADIOCAESIUM; RIVER WATER; SAMPLING LOCATION; UNIT WEIGHT;

RIVERS;

CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137; RIVER WATER; CESIUM; PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER POLLUTANT;

CESIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEPOSITION; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; RADIONUCLIDE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVER WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATERSHED; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; JAPAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; RADIATION MONITORING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANT;

FUKUSHIMA; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOHOKU;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; JAPAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; RADIATION MONITORING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 84899821574     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.04.024     Document Type: Article

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