Radioactively-hot particles detected in dusts and soils from Northern Japan

Radioactively-hot particles detected in dusts and soils from Northern Japan by combination of gamma spectrometry, autoradiography, and SEM/EDS analysis and implications in radiation risk assessment.

By MarcoKaltofen & ArnieGundersen

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.091

Highlights

• Radioactive particles from Fukushima are tracked via dusts, soils, and sediments.

• Radioactive dust impacts are tracked in both Japan and the United States/Canada.

• Atypically-radioactive particles from reactor cores are identified in house dusts.

• Scanning electron microscopy with X-ray analysis is used for forensic examinations.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717317953