Countermeasures and Risks Associated with Contaminated Forests

Amiro, B.D.; Grebenkov, A.; Vandenhove, H.

doi:10.1007/978-94-011-4694-4_42

Contaminated Forests 1999

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-4694-4_42

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Countermeasures and Risks Associated with Contaminated Forests

B.D. Amiro

A. Grebenkov

H. Vandenhove

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“…Two independent, preliminary surveys conducted by the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute and Forestry Agency of Japan (FFPRI and FAJ) and by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) revealed that radioactive materials primarily remain in the aboveground tree biomass, litter, and shallow soil (0–0.05 m) in forests 5 6 . Removing the contaminated components is a potential method of decontamination for forest ecosystems 7 8 9 . Although the amounts of contaminated forest components are unknown, this information is essential to reveal the extent of the contamination by this tragic, historic nuclear accident and guide decontamination efforts.…”

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The total amounts of radioactively contaminated materials in forests in Fukushima, Japan

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Ugawa

Nanko

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There has been leakage of radioactive materials from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. A heavily contaminated area (≥ 134, 137Cs 1000 kBq m−2) has been identified in the area northwest of the plant. The majority of the land in the contaminated area is forest. Here we report the amounts of biomass, litter (small organic matter on the surface of the soil), coarse woody litter, and soil in the contaminated forest area. The estimated overall volume and weight were 33 Mm3 (branches, leaves, litter, and coarse woody litter are not included) and 21 Tg (dry matter), respectively. Our results suggest that removing litter is an efficient method of decontamination. However, litter is being continuously decomposed, and contaminated leaves will continue to fall on the soil surface for several years; hence, the litter should be removed promptly but continuously before more radioactive elements are transferred into the soil.

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The total amounts of radioactively contaminated materials in forests in Fukushima, Japan

Hirano

Ugawa

Nanko

et al. 2012

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Vertical distribution of 137Cs in the contaminated soil of a spruce forest in Southern Germany 12 years after regeneration cutting

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Felbermeier

Mosandl

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Forest Ecology and Management

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GIS-based methodology for Chernobyl contaminated land management through biomass conversion into energy—a case study for Polessie, Ukraine

Goor

Davydchuk²,

Vandenhove

2003

Biomass and Bioenergy

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Countermeasures and Risks Associated with Contaminated Forests

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The total amounts of radioactively contaminated materials in forests in Fukushima, Japan

The total amounts of radioactively contaminated materials in forests in Fukushima, Japan

Vertical distribution of 137Cs in the contaminated soil of a spruce forest in Southern Germany 12 years after regeneration cutting

GIS-based methodology for Chernobyl contaminated land management through biomass conversion into energy—a case study for Polessie, Ukraine

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