The aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear accident: Measures to contain groundwater contamination

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 547, Issue , 2016, Pages 261-268

  Gallardo, Adrian H ^a   Marui, Atsunao ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Control measures; Fukushima; Groundwater contamination; Radioactivity; Remediation

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; REMEDIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER LEVELS;

CONTAMINATED WATER; CONTROL MEASURES; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; FUKUSHIMA; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES;

WATER POLLUTION;

CESIUM; GROUND WATER; RADIOISOTOPE; SEA WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

DISCHARGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEAKAGE; MARINE POLLUTION; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; REMEDIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; RADIATION MONITORING; WATER POLLUTANT;

FUKUSHIMA [TOHOKU]; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOHOKU;

FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; GROUNDWATER; RADIATION MONITORING; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 84953923769     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.129     Document Type: Article

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