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Untangling radiocesium dynamics of forest-stream ecosystems: A review of Fukushima studies in the decade after the accident via Environmental Pollution

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117744Get rights and content Highlights •Various material flows in forest-stream ecosystems cause radiocesium migrations. •Studies in forest-stream ecosystems after the Fukushima accident were reviewed. •Radiocesium accumulates in organic forest soils and depositional stream environments. •Integrating biotic and abiotic processes are … Continue reading

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Typhoon re-releases radioactive contamination from Fukushima via Beyond Nuclear.org

[…] An unknown number of 1-ton waste bags were swept into local waterways, demonstrating the ongoing lackadaisical management of these waste sites. Conflicting reports say as many as 17 bags were claimed by flood waters. At least 11 of these bags came … Continue reading

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New Japan Study: Kidneys accumulate most radioactive cesium by far — Highest levels of any tissue inside cows via Energy News

Abstract This study examined the accumulation and tissue distribution of radioactive cesium nuclides in Japanese Black beef heifers raised on roughage contaminated with radioactive fallout due to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on March 2011. Radiocesium … Continue reading

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