Changes in radiocesium contamination from fukushima in foliar parts of 10 common tree species in Japan between 2011 and 2013

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 138, Issue , 2014, Pages 220-226

  Yoshihara, Toshihiro ^a   Matsumura, Hideyuki ^a   Tsuzaki, Masaharu ^a   Wakamatsu, Takashi ^a   Kobayashi, Takuya ^a   Hashida, Shin nosuke ^a   Nagaoka, Toru ^a   Goto, Fumiyuki ^a  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fukushima; Potassium; Radiocesium; Translocation; Tree

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PLANT EXPANSION; POTASSIUM;

FUKUSHIMA; FUKUSHIMA DAI-ICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; METASEQUOIA GLYPTOSTROBOIDES; PHYLLOSTACHYS PUBESCENS; RADIOCESIUM; RADIOCESIUM CONTAMINATION; TRANSLOCATION; TREE;

CESIUM;

CESIUM; POTASSIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; AIR POLLUTANT;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECIDUOUS TREE; FOLIAGE; GROWING SEASON; POTASSIUM; RADIONUCLIDE; TRANSLOCATION; WOODY PLANT;

AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM; ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA; DECIDUOUS PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GROWING SEASON; JAPANESE CEDAR; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYLLOSTACHYS; POTASSIUM CURRENT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SODIUM CURRENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; JAPAN; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION RESPONSE; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREE;

POLLUTION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TISSUE; TREES;

FUKUSHIMA [TOHOKU]; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOHOKU;

ACER BUERGERIANUM; AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM; CEDRUS DEODARA; CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA; CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA; CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; METASEQUOIA GLYPTOSTROBOIDES; PHYLLOSTACHYS PUBESCENS; PINUS DENSIFLORA; PRUNUS X YEDOENSIS;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; JAPAN; PLANT LEAVES; RADIATION MONITORING; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREES;

EID: 84907966404     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2014.09.002     Document Type: Article

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