Controlled Release of Radioactive Water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant: Should We Be Concerned?

Environ Sci Technol. 2024 Mar 19;58(11):4840-4843. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c08702. Epub 2024 Mar 7.

Authors

Maria F Ferreira¹, Andrew Turner², Awadhesh N Jha¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, U.K.
² School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, U.K.

No abstract available

Keywords: Fukushima Daiichi; environmental impact; human health; radioactive water; tritium (3H).

MeSH terms

Cesium Radioisotopes / analysis
Delayed-Action Preparations
Fukushima Nuclear Accident*
Japan
Nuclear Power Plants
Radiation Monitoring*
Water Pollutants, Radioactive*

Substances

Delayed-Action Preparations
Cesium Radioisotopes
Water Pollutants, Radioactive