Tracing radioactive cesium in stem wood of three Japanese conifer species 3 years after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident

Abstract To understand the dynamics of accident-derived radioactive cesium (137Cs) in stem wood that had a substantial amount of heartwood at the time of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, the radial and vertical distributions of 137Cs activity concentration in stem wood of Japanes...

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Main Authors: Shinta Ohashi, Katsushi Kuroda, Takeshi Fujiwara, Tsutomu Takano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Wood Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s10086-020-01891-2