論文

査読有り
2017年10月

Spatial variation in low-level Cs-134 in the coastal sediments off central Honshu in the Sea of Japan: implications for delivery, migration, and redistribution patterns

JOURNAL OF OCEANOGRAPHY
  • Mutsuo Inoue
  • ,
  • H. Uemura
  • ,
  • H. Kofuji
  • ,
  • K. Fujimoto
  • ,
  • H. Takata
  • ,
  • Y. Shirotani
  • ,
  • N. Kudo
  • ,
  • S. Nagao

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開始ページ
571
終了ページ
584
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1007/s10872-017-0437-x
出版者・発行元
SPRINGER

In 2014 and 2015, we examined the spatial distribution of cesium-134 (half-life: 2.06 years) from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) in marine sediments within coastal-basin areas (water depths of 40-520 m) off central Honshu Island (the main island of Japan) in the Sea of Japan. The Cs-134 concentrations in both the surface sediment (0-1 cm depth) and whole-core inventory exhibited wide variations, and were highest at the site closest to the Agano River Estuary area (6.7 Bq/kg-dry and 886 Bq/m(2), respectively). This indicates that Cs-134 in coastal areas was delivered by riverine suspended solids (SS). Given the spatial variation in Cs-134 concentrations, we believe that Cs-134 partially migrated northeastward within -50 km along Honshu Island (at water depths shallower than similar to 140 m), and southwestward, including the Sado Basin area. This is predominantly attributable to the transport of SS by bottom currents and unsteady downward delivery onto the steep slopes of the basin. The total amount of Cs-134 in the study area in 2014 was estimated at approximately 0.6 TBq (decay-corrected to March 11, 2011, date of FDNPP accident).

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10872-017-0437-x
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000412313300005&DestApp=WOS_CPL
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1007/s10872-017-0437-x
  • ISSN : 0916-8370
  • eISSN : 1573-868X
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000412313300005

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