Environmental Contamination from the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Dispersion, Mo

Environmental Contamination from the Fukushima Nuclear DisasterDispersion, Monitoring, Mitigation and Lessons Learned\nAuthor(s): Teruyuki Nakajima, Toshimasa Ohara, Mitsuo Uematsu, Yuichi Onda\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108475808, 978-1108475808\nSynopsis\nThe 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station led to serious radioactive contamination of the environment. Due to transportation by seasonal wind and ocean currents, these radioactive materials have now been observed in many places in the Northern Hemisphere. This book provides a unique summary of the environmental impact of the unprecedented accident. It covers how radioactive materials were transported through the atmosphere, oceans and land. The techniques used to investigate the deposition and migration processes are also discussed including atmospheric observation, soil mapping, forest and ecosystem investigatio.