Monitoring low-radioactivity caesium in Fukushima waters

Environ Sci Process Impacts. 2014 Jan;16(1):28-32. doi: 10.1039/c3em00416c.

Abstract

A new monitoring system has been established to assess low-level radioactive caesium in Fukushima waters directly using caesium adsorbents: plastic containers, U8 containers, and a germanium (Ge) detector container packed with nanoparticle-Prussian blue (PB) immobilized on a polymer. The results show that the calibration coefficient for a flow rate of 0.3 L min(-1) was 1.27 in Fukushima waters for germanium semiconductor scintillations related to (133)Cs concentrations and radioactive caesium amounts.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cesium Radioisotopes / analysis*
  • Fukushima Nuclear Accident
  • Japan
  • Radiation Monitoring*
  • Radioactive Fallout / analysis*
  • Water Pollutants, Radioactive / analysis*

Substances

  • Cesium Radioisotopes
  • Radioactive Fallout
  • Water Pollutants, Radioactive