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Radiocesium Dynamics in a Japanese Forest Ecosystem

Initial Stage of Contamination After the Incident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

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  • Describes movements of radiocesium among various components in forest ecosystems
  • Provides practical, useful information for designing decontamination plans
  • Focuses on forests that residents frequently use

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Mechanisms of Radiocesium Translocation in Plants

  2. Radiocesium Movement Through Ecological Processes in Forest Ecosystem

  3. Radiocesium Dynamics and Its Perspective in Forests

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About this book

This book investigates radiocesium movement in all major components of forest ecosystems, e.g. the plants, animals, insects, microorganisms, and soils, during the initial stage of contamination after the incident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Most of the work was conducted at a common research site.


More specifically, the book examines the contribution of surface uptake by trees in the dynamics of radiocesium during the initial contamination stage; the movement of radiocesium in the form of small organic fragments that are essential to the radiocesium dynamics in forest ecosystems; and the upward movement of radiocesium due to microorganism activity, which promotes the effective decontamination of the forest floor. Lastly, it explains why spiders could be a valuable indicator of the contamination level in forest ecosystems.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

    Chisato Takenaka, Naoki Hijii

  • Faculty of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Fukushima University, Fukushima, Japan

    Nobuhiro Kaneko

  • School of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya, Japan

    Tatsuhiro Ohkubo

About the editors

Chisato Takenaka
Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
Aichi, Japan


Naoki Hijii
Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
Aichi, Japan


Nobuhiro Kaneko
Faculty of Food Agricultural Sciences, Fukushima University 
Fukushima, Japan


Tatsuhiro Ohkubo
Faculty of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University
Tochigi, Japan

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Radiocesium Dynamics in a Japanese Forest Ecosystem

  • Book Subtitle: Initial Stage of Contamination After the Incident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

  • Editors: Chisato Takenaka, Naoki Hijii, Nobuhiro Kaneko, Tatsuhiro Ohkubo

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8606-0

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-8605-3Published: 03 September 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-8608-4Published: 03 September 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-8606-0Published: 21 August 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 234

  • Number of Illustrations: 34 b/w illustrations, 31 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Forestry, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis, Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection, Ecology, Plant Sciences

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