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Radionuclide Contamination

Radionuclide Contamination is the presence and spread of radioactive isotopes in environmental media, particularly groundwater, resulting from human activities or natural processes, where the distinguishing feature is the emission of ionizing radiation that poses risks to ecological systems and public health.

3.7K

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10K

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2.3K

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2017–2026

782

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Cesium-137 deposition and contamination of Japanese soils due to the Fukushima nuclear accident

Teppei J. Yasunari, A. Stohl, R. Hayano et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2011 · 659 citations · Full text

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A new kind of natural radioactivity

H. J. Rose, Garth A. Jones · Nature · 1984 · 634 citations

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Environmental Radioactivity from Natural, Industrial, and Military Sources

F. W. Whicker, Merril Eisenbud, T.F. Gesell · Radiation Research · 1997 · 530 citations

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Impacts of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plants on Marine Radioactivity

Ken O. Buesseler, Michio Aoyama, Masao Fukasawa · Environmental Science & Technology · 2011 · 513 citations · Full text

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Fukushima-derived radionuclides in the ocean and biota off Japan

Ken O. Buesseler, Steven R. Jayne, Nicholas S. Fisher et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2012 · 481 citations · Full text

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Authors

10K

  1. YO
    Yuichi Onda

    University of Tsukuba, Japan

    58 publications · 3.1K citations

    34

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  2. MA
    Michio Aoyama

    Meteorological Research Institute

    44 publications · 3.3K citations

    30

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  3. PP
    Pavel P. Povinec

    Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia

    28 publications · 2K citations

    25

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  4. YH
    Yasunori Hamajima

    Kanazawa University, Japan

    27 publications · 1.7K citations

    21

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  5. AS
    Aya Sakaguchi

    Hiroshima University, Japan

    21 publications · 1.3K citations

    21

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Institutions

2.3K

  1. University of Tsukuba

    Tsukuba, Japan

    40 h-index

    202 publications

    14.1K citations

  2. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    40 h-index

    196 publications

    9K citations

  3. Japan Atomic Energy Agency

    Tōkai Mura, Japan

    39 h-index

    334 publications

    15.2K citations

  4. Kanazawa University

    Kanazawa, Japan

    35 h-index

    143 publications

    7K citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    32 h-index

    144 publications

    6.6K citations

  6. Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire

    Fontenay-aux-Roses, France

    32 h-index

    288 publications

    11.8K citations

  7. Fukushima University

    Fukushima, Japan

    31 h-index

    164 publications

    6.1K citations

  8. Meteorological Research Institute

    Tsukuba, Japan

    30 h-index

    97 publications

    6.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

    519 publications · 21.1K citations

    70

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  2. The Science of The Total Environment

    156 publications · 5.9K citations

    45

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  3. Environmental Science & Technology

    88 publications · 6.3K citations

    43

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  4. Health Physics

    265 publications · 7.4K citations

    43

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  5. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

    216 publications · 5.5K citations

    38

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