Arrival of radionuclides released by the Fukushima accident to Tenerife (Canary Islands)

Monitoring rainwater and seaweed reveals the presence of 131I in southwest and central British Columbia, Canada following the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan

“…Airborne 131 I was observed in Europe [4][5][6][7], the Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa [8], South Korea [9] and in the northwest United States [10]. Iodine-131 concentrations in rainwater of ≤3.5 Bq/L were reported in Milano, Italy [4], Bordeaux, France [6], and Jeju, South Iodine-131 content in rainwater and seaweed was monitored following the analysis of gamma-ray decay spectra acquired using a shielded high purity germanium (HPGe) detector.…”

Transport and Deposition of Radionuclides from Northern Africa to the Southern Iberian Peninsula and the Canary Islands During the Intense Dust Intrusions of March 2022

“…The 137 Cs concentrations recorded for the first and second dust episodes agree surprisingly well: ~15 ± 2 mBq⋅g − 1 , even though the aerosols were airborne for over three days between these two monitoring stations. This is perhaps not surprising for 137 Cs, which is often associated with smallsize aerosols that can have long atmospheric residence times (López-Pérez et al, 2013). The authors believe that the 137 Cs data in Fig.…”

Radiological characterisation and radon equilibrium factor in the outdoor air of a post-industrial urban area

“…Therefore, only the attached fraction of radionuclides has been collected. In any case, as some authors suggest, most of the activity in the outdoor air is in the attached fraction and this fraction ranges from 88% to 96% (Porstend€ orfer et al, 1999).…”