
Book contents
- Environmental Contamination from the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
- Cambridge Environmental Chemistry Series
- Environmental Contamination from the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Part I Transport of Radioactive Materials in the Environment
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Estimation of Environmental Releases of Radioactive Materials
- 3 Diffusion in the Atmosphere
- 4 Global Transport of Radioactive Materials
- 5 Ocean Transport of Radioactive Materials
- 6 Diffusion and Deposition of Radioactive Materials in the Terrestrial Environment
- Part II Development and Future Issues for the Infrastructure of Disaster Prevention
- Part III Lessons and Future Issues from the Fukushima Accident
- Glossary
- Names of Locations
- Index
- References
6 - Diffusion and Deposition of Radioactive Materials in the Terrestrial Environment
from Part I - Transport of Radioactive Materials in the Environment
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 August 2019
- Environmental Contamination from the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
- Cambridge Environmental Chemistry Series
- Environmental Contamination from the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Part I Transport of Radioactive Materials in the Environment
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Estimation of Environmental Releases of Radioactive Materials
- 3 Diffusion in the Atmosphere
- 4 Global Transport of Radioactive Materials
- 5 Ocean Transport of Radioactive Materials
- 6 Diffusion and Deposition of Radioactive Materials in the Terrestrial Environment
- Part II Development and Future Issues for the Infrastructure of Disaster Prevention
- Part III Lessons and Future Issues from the Fukushima Accident
- Glossary
- Names of Locations
- Index
- References
Summary
Radioactive materials emitted from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) were deposited on soils and trees in forested areas, agricultural land and urban areas. It is expected that the radioactively polluted soils and radioactive materials would spread through erosion of soils from mountains and rivers. In this chapter, we first examine the behaviour of radioactive materials deposited on the ground in upcountry districts. Second, we discuss the movement of radioactive materials from various types of flatlands and forests in mountainous areas based on their chemical forms in soils and on trees. Finally, we report on the accumulation and transfer of radioactive materials to vegetation such as trees.
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- Environmental Contamination from the Fukushima Nuclear DisasterDispersion, Monitoring, Mitigation and Lessons Learned, pp. 167 - 212Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019