Geochemical and grain-size distribution of radioactive and stable cesium in Fukushima soils: Implications for their long-term behavior

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 138, Issue , 2014, Pages 11-18

  Saito, Takumi ^a   Makino, Hisashi ^a   Tanaka, Satoru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cs 133; Cs 137; Isotopic ratio; Micaceous minerals; Sequential extractions; Size fractionation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; POSITIVE IONS; RADIOACTIVITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOILS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CS-133; CS-137; ISOTOPIC RATIOS; MICACEOUS MINERAL; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; SIZE FRACTIONATION;

CESIUM;

CESIUM; CESIUM 137; KAOLIN; AMMONIUM ACETATE; CARBON; SILVER; SOIL POLLUTANT;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; CLAY MINERAL; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GRAIN SIZE; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; KAOLIN; MOBILITY; RADIOACTIVITY; SOIL TYPE; FRACTIONATION; MINERAL; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISSOLUTION; EXTRACTION; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAIN; ION EXCHANGE; JAPAN; PYROLYSIS; RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL; STEADY STATE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; EARTHQUAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOIL POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; FRACTIONATION; RADIATION MONITORING; SOIL POLLUTANT;

JAPAN; FUKUSHIMA; HONSHU; TOHOKU;

CESIUM; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; JAPAN; RADIATION MONITORING; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84906062842     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2014.07.025     Document Type: Article

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