Radionuclides from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in terrestrial systems

Y Onda, K Taniguchi, K Yoshimura, H Kato… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident, Japan,
released the largest quantity of radionuclides into the terrestrial environment since the 1986 …

Transport and redistribution of radiocesium in Fukushima fallout through rivers

K Taniguchi, Y Onda, HG Smith, W Blake… - Environmental …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident released the most significant
quantity of radiocesium into the environment since Chernobyl, and detailed measurements …

Fukushima and Chernobyl: similarities and differences of radiocesium behavior in the soil–water environment

A Konoplev - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the wake of Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents, radiocesium has become a
radionuclide of most environmental concern. The ease with which this radionuclide moves …

Persistent impact of Fukushima decontamination on soil erosion and suspended sediment

B Feng, Y Onda, Y Wakiyama, K Taniguchi… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
In Fukushima, government-led decontamination reduced radiation risk and recovered
137Cs-contaminated soil, yet its long-term downstream impacts remain unclear. Here we …

New conceptualization and quantification method of first-flush in urban catchments: A modelling study

Z Gao, Q Zhang, J Li, Y Wang, M Dzakpasu… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
A major challenge for runoff pollution control lies in the quantification and identification of the
first-flush. At present, there is a lack of reasonable theoretical methods to guide engineering …

Suspended Particle–Water Interactions Increase Dissolved 137Cs Activities in the Nearshore Seawater during Typhoon Hagibis

H Takata, T Aono, M Aoyama, M Inoue… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Distributions of 137Cs in dissolved and particulate phases of the downstream reaches of
seven rivers and adjacent nearshore and offshore waters as far as∼ 60 km south of the …

Thirty-year simulation of environmental fate of 137Cs in the Abukuma River basin considering the characteristics of 137Cs behavior in land uses

T Ikenoue, H Shimadera, T Nakanishi… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident caused a radioactive
contamination of deposited radionuclides, including 137 Cs, on the land surface. Cesium …

Lessons learnt on the impact of an unprecedented soil decontamination program in Fukushima on contaminant fluxes

R Vandromme, S Hayashi, H Tsuji… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
In the context of elevated concerns related to nuclear accidents and warfare, the lessons
learnt from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in 2011 are important. In …

Impact of wildfire on 137Cs and 90Sr wash-off in heavily contaminated forests in the Chernobyl exclusion zone

Y Igarashi, Y Onda, Y Wakiyama, A Konoplev… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wildfires may play a role in redistributing radionuclides in the environment in combination
with hydrological processes such as surface runoff and soil erosion. We investigated plot …

Spatial and vertical distribution of 137Cs activity concentrations in lake sediments of Turawa Lake (Poland)

I Sekudewicz, M Gąsiorowski - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The main objective of this research was to study the spatial and vertical distribution of 137Cs
activity concentrations in the bottom sediments of Turawa Lake 32 years after the Chernobyl …