Novel Method of Quantifying Radioactive Cesium-Rich Microparticles (CsMPs) in the Environment from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

Highly radioactive cesium-rich microparticles (CsMPs) were released from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (FDNPP) to the surrounding environment at an early stage of the nuclear disaster in March of 2011; however, the quantity of released CsMPs remains undetermined. Here, we report a novel...

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Published in:Environmental science & technology 2018-06, Vol.52 (11), p.6390-6398
Main Authors: Ikehara, Ryohei, Suetake, Mizuki, Komiya, Tatsuki, Furuki, Genki, Ochiai, Asumi, Yamasaki, Shinya, Bower, William R, Law, Gareth T. W, Ohnuki, Toshihiko, Grambow, Bernd, Ewing, Rodney C, Utsunomiya, Satoshi
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Migration
Nuclear accidents
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Nuclear power plants
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