Published February 2003 | Version v1
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Distribution and circulation of radionuclides originating from fallout in a forest

Creators

  • 1. Kyoto Univ. (Japan). Graduate School of Agriculture
  • 2. Kyoto Univ. (Japan). Radioisotope Research Center
  • 3. Kyoto Univ., Osaka (Japan). Research Reactor Inst.
  • 4. Human Environments University, Okazaki (Japan)

Description

Water, plant and soil samples from forested area were analyzed in order to study the behavior of radionuclides in the forest ecosystem. The concentration of 137Cs in the soil decreased with depth, while stable Cs and 40K were almost constant. It is suggested that most of the 137Cs once entered in the forest ecosystem is trapped in the upper part of the soil. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
255
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 347-349
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

Conference

Title
Asia-Pacific Symposium on Radiochemistry. Part 2
Dates
30 Oct - 1 Nov 2001
Place
Fukuoka (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
Hungary
Country of Input or Organization
Hungary
INIS RN
34034501
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CESIUM; CESIUM 137; DEPTH; FALLOUT DEPOSITS; FORESTS; PLANTS; POTASSIUM 40; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; SOILS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METALS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; DIMENSIONS; DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; FALLOUT; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MASS TRANSFER; METALS; NANOSEC LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POTASSIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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