Fukushima-derived radiocesium in the western subarctic area of the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean in 2019 and 2020.
J Environ Radioact
; 251-252: 106949, 2022 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
We measured dissolved radiocesium (134Cs and 137Cs) in surface seawater collected in the western subarctic area of the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean in 2019 and 2020. The radiocesium released from the accident of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant (FNPP1) in 2011 was still observed in these areas (â¼2 Bq m-3 decay-corrected to the date of the accident). In 2019/2020, the FNPP1-derived radiocesium concentrations in the Bering Sea and the Chukchi Sea, which is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean, were within the range of those observed in 2017/2018. On the other hand, the FNPP1-derived radiocesium was detected in the Arctic Ocean farther north of the Chukchi Sea in 2019/2020 for the first time. This was probably derived from the long-range transport of the FNPP1-derived radiocesium from the North Pacific coastal area of Japan to the Arctic Ocean through the Bering Sea during the past decade. The transport of the FNPP1-derived radiocesium from the Bering Sea to the western subarctic area in 2019/2020 is not clear, which implies the retainment of the FNPP1-derived radiocesium within the Bering Sea.
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Poluentes Radioativos da Água
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Monitoramento de Radiação
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Acidente Nuclear de Fukushima
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Asia
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En
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J Environ Radioact
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
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2022
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