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Dynamics of radiocesium in forests after the Fukushima disaster: Concerns and some hope 80% of the Fukushima prefecture are mountain forests. February 3, 2021 Considering the massive threat posed by 137Cs to the health of both humans and ecosystems, it is essential to understand how it has distributed and how much of it still lingers. w/reminder: there’s no such thing as ‘radioactive decontamination’ the correct term would be ‘trans-contamination’ Scientists compile available data and analyses on the flow of radionuclides to gain a more holistic understanding Forestry and Forest Pro...
E-Mail IMAGE: Scientists compile available data and analyses on the flow of radionuclides to gain a more holistic understanding view more Credit: Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan After the Chernobyl disaster of 1986, the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (FDNPP) disaster was the second worst nuclear incident in history. Its consequences were tremendous for the Japanese people and now, almost a decade later, they can still be felt both there and in the rest of the world. One of the main consequences of the event is the release of large amounts of cesi...