Size-dependent distribution of radiocesium in riverbed sediments and its relevance to the migration of radiocesium in river systems after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 139, Issue , 2015, Pages 390-397

  Tanaka, Kazuya ^a   Iwatani, Hokuto ^b   Sakaguchi, Aya ^b   Fan, Qiaohui ^b   Takahashi, Yoshio ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fukushima; Particle size; Radiocesium; Riverbed sediment

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; MINERALS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RIVERS;

DOWNSTREAM AREAS; FUKUSHIMA; FUKUSHIMA DAI-ICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENTS; MINERAL CONTENT; PARTICLE-SIZE FRACTIONS; RADIOCESIUM; RIVERBED SEDIMENTS; SELECTIVE TRANSPORT;

SEDIMENTS;

ALUMINUM SILICATE; CESIUM 137; MICA; RAIN; RIVER WATER; SILICON DIOXIDE; CESIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIONUCLIDE; RIVER BED; RIVER SYSTEM; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SIZE EFFECT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; MINERALOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; RIVER; SAND; SEDIMENT; SOIL; SUSPENSION; WEIGHT; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; JAPAN; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ABUKUMA; FUKUSHIMA [TOHOKU]; HONSHU; JAPAN; MIYAGI; TOHOKU;

CESIUM; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; JAPAN; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; RIVERS; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 84918828422     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2014.05.002     Document Type: Article

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