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Distribution of 137Cs around Kashiwazaki-Kariwa area

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Cesium-137 distribution in several rivers, lakes and their sediments was investigated with HPGe detectors to elucidate the source of this isotope in some fresh waters from Kashiwazaki-Kariwa area, Niigata, Japan. It was suggested that there exists a place abundant in fallout radionuclides in the east side of a mountain which is located by the coast. Great westerly monsoon will contribute significantly to this phenomenon, which seems to be characteristic of mountains along the Sea of Japan.

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  1. Niigata Prefectural Institute of Environmental Radiation Monitoring, Kashiwazaki, Niigata, 945-0034, Japan

    H. Sakaue, F. Maruta, H. Fujimaki & S. Tonouchi

  2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Niigata University, 950-2181, Niigata, Japan

    T. Hashimoto

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Sakaue, H., Maruta, F., Fujimaki, H. et al. Distribution of 137Cs around Kashiwazaki-Kariwa area. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 273, 123–127 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-007-0722-z

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