Distribution and Evolution of Fukushima Dai-ichi derived 137Cs, 90Sr, and 129I in Surface Seawater off the Coast of Japan
Water Pollutants, Radioactive
Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology
Evolution
137Cs
Oceans and Seas
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Fukushima Dai-ichi
Distribution
Social and Behavioral Sciences
7. Clean energy
01 natural sciences
333
Iodine Radioisotopes
Toxicology and Environmental Health
Japan
Radiation Monitoring
Public Affairs
Physical Sciences and Mathematics
nuclear power plants
Fukushima Nuclear Accident
Nuclear
Seawater
14. Life underwater
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Pharmacology
[SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean, Atmosphere
[SDU.OCEAN] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean, Atmosphere
Physics
surface seawater
Life Sciences
6. Clean water
coast of Japan
90Sr
129I
Public Policy and Public Administration
Cesium Radioisotopes
13. Climate action
Strontium Radioisotopes
Emergency and Disaster Management
Environmental Sciences
Environmental Monitoring
DOI:
10.1021/acs.est.0c05321
Publication Date:
2020-11-10T21:42:10Z
AUTHORS (9)
ABSTRACT
The Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plants (FDNPPs) accident in 2011 led to an unprecedented release of radionuclides into the environment. Particularly important are 90Sr and 137Cs due their known health detriments long half-lives (T1/2 ≈ 30 y) relative ecological systems. These can be combined with longer-lived 129I = 15.7 My) trace hydrologic, atmospheric, oceanic, geochemical processes. This study seeks evaluate 137Cs, 90Sr, concentrations seawater off coast Japan, reconcile sources contaminated waters, assess application 137Cs/90Sr, 129I/137Cs, 129I/90Sr as oceanic tracers. We present new data from October 2015 November 2016 observed reaching up 198 ± 4 Bq·m–3 for 9.1 0.7 (114 2) × 10–5 129I. utilization activity ratios suggests a variety sources, including sporadic independent releases radiocontaminants. Though overall decreasing, still elevated compared pre-accident levels. In addition, Japan's Environment Minister has suggested that stored water FDNPPs may released environment thus continued efforts understand fate distribution these is warranted.
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