Tracking of Airborne Radionuclides from the Damaged Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Reactors by European Networks
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Masson, OlivierBaeza, A.
Bieringer, Jacqueline
Brudecki, K.
Bucci, S.
Cappai, M.
Carvalho, F. P.
Connan, O.
Cosma, C.
Dalheimer, Axel
Didier, D.
Depuydt, G.
De Geer, L. E.
De Vismes, Anne
Gini, L.
Groppi, F.
Gudnason, K.
Gurriaran, R.
Hainz, D.
Halldorsson, O.
Hammond, D.
Hanley, O.
Holey, K.
Homoki, Zsolt
Ioannidou, A.
Isajenko, Krzysztof A.
Janković, Marija M.
Katzlberger, Christian
Kettunen, M.
Kierepko, Renata
Kontro, R.
Kwakman, P. J. M.
Lecomte, M.
Vintro, L. Leon
Leppanen, A-P
Lind, B.
Lujaniene, G.
Mc Ginnity, P.
Mc Mahon, C.
Mala, Helena
Manenti, S.
Manolopoulou, M.
Mattila, A.
Mauring, A.
Mietelski, Jerzy W.
Moller, Bredo
Nielsen, S. P.
Krneta-Nikolić, Jelena D.
Overwater, R. M. W.
Palsson, S. E.
Papastefanou, C.
Penev, I.
Pham, M. K.
Povinec, Pavel Peter
Rameback, H.
Reis, M. C.
Ringer, Wolfgang
Rodriguez, A.
Rulik, Petr
Saey, P. R. J.
Samsonov, V.
Schlosser, C.
Sgorbati, G.
Silobritiene, B. V.
Soderstrom, C.
Sogni, R.
Solier, L.
Sonck, M.
Steinhauser, Georg
Steinkopff, Thomas
Steinmann, P.
Stoulos, S.
Sykora, Ivan
Todorović, Dragana
Tooloutalaie, N.
Tositti, L.
Tschiersch, Jochen
Ugron, A.
Vagena, E.
Vargas, A.
Wershofen, Herbert
Zhukova, O.
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Radioactive emissions into the atmosphere from the damaged reactors of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant (NPP) started on March 12th, 2011. Among the various radionuclides released, iodine-131 ((131)I) and cesium isotopes ((137)Cs and (134)Cs) were transported across the Pacific toward the North American continent and reached Europe despite dispersion and washout along the route of the contaminated air masses. In Europe, the first signs of the releases were detected 7 days later while the first peak of activity level was observed between March 28th and March 30th. Time variations over a 20-day period and spatial variations across more than 150 sampling locations in Europe made it possible to characterize the contaminated air masses. After the Chernobyl accident, only a few measurements of the gaseous (131)I fraction were conducted compared to the number of measurements for the particulate fraction. Several studies had already pointed out the importance of the gaseous (131)I an...d the large underestimation of the total (131)I airborne activity level, and subsequent calculations of inhalation dose, if neglected. The measurements made across Europe following the releases from the Fukushima NPP reactors have provided a significant amount of new data on the ratio of the gaseous (131)I fraction to total (131)I, both on a spatial scale and its temporal variation. It can be pointed out that during the Fukushima event, the (134)Cs to (137)Cs ratio proved to be different from that observed after the Chernobyl accident. The data set provided in this paper is the most comprehensive survey of the main relevant airborne radionuclides from the Fukushima reactors, measured across Europe. A rough estimate of the total (131)I inventory that has passed over Europe during this period was LT 1% of the released amount. According to the measurements, airborne activity levels remain of no concern for public health in Europe.
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Environmental Science and Technology, 2011, 45, 18, 7670-7677
DOI: 10.1021/es2017158
ISSN: 0013-936X
PubMed: 21809844
WoS: 000294791200011
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VinčaTY - JOUR AU - Masson, Olivier AU - Baeza, A. AU - Bieringer, Jacqueline AU - Brudecki, K. AU - Bucci, S. AU - Cappai, M. AU - Carvalho, F. P. AU - Connan, O. AU - Cosma, C. AU - Dalheimer, Axel AU - Didier, D. AU - Depuydt, G. AU - De Geer, L. E. AU - De Vismes, Anne AU - Gini, L. AU - Groppi, F. AU - Gudnason, K. AU - Gurriaran, R. AU - Hainz, D. AU - Halldorsson, O. AU - Hammond, D. AU - Hanley, O. AU - Holey, K. AU - Homoki, Zsolt AU - Ioannidou, A. AU - Isajenko, Krzysztof A. AU - Janković, Marija M. AU - Katzlberger, Christian AU - Kettunen, M. AU - Kierepko, Renata AU - Kontro, R. AU - Kwakman, P. J. M. AU - Lecomte, M. AU - Vintro, L. Leon AU - Leppanen, A-P AU - Lind, B. AU - Lujaniene, G. AU - Mc Ginnity, P. AU - Mc Mahon, C. AU - Mala, Helena AU - Manenti, S. AU - Manolopoulou, M. AU - Mattila, A. AU - Mauring, A. AU - Mietelski, Jerzy W. AU - Moller, Bredo AU - Nielsen, S. P. AU - Krneta-Nikolić, Jelena D. AU - Overwater, R. M. W. AU - Palsson, S. E. AU - Papastefanou, C. AU - Penev, I. AU - Pham, M. K. AU - Povinec, Pavel Peter AU - Rameback, H. AU - Reis, M. C. AU - Ringer, Wolfgang AU - Rodriguez, A. AU - Rulik, Petr AU - Saey, P. R. J. AU - Samsonov, V. AU - Schlosser, C. AU - Sgorbati, G. AU - Silobritiene, B. V. AU - Soderstrom, C. AU - Sogni, R. AU - Solier, L. AU - Sonck, M. AU - Steinhauser, Georg AU - Steinkopff, Thomas AU - Steinmann, P. AU - Stoulos, S. AU - Sykora, Ivan AU - Todorović, Dragana AU - Tooloutalaie, N. AU - Tositti, L. AU - Tschiersch, Jochen AU - Ugron, A. AU - Vagena, E. AU - Vargas, A. AU - Wershofen, Herbert AU - Zhukova, O. PY - 2011 UR - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4477 AB - Radioactive emissions into the atmosphere from the damaged reactors of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant (NPP) started on March 12th, 2011. Among the various radionuclides released, iodine-131 ((131)I) and cesium isotopes ((137)Cs and (134)Cs) were transported across the Pacific toward the North American continent and reached Europe despite dispersion and washout along the route of the contaminated air masses. In Europe, the first signs of the releases were detected 7 days later while the first peak of activity level was observed between March 28th and March 30th. Time variations over a 20-day period and spatial variations across more than 150 sampling locations in Europe made it possible to characterize the contaminated air masses. After the Chernobyl accident, only a few measurements of the gaseous (131)I fraction were conducted compared to the number of measurements for the particulate fraction. Several studies had already pointed out the importance of the gaseous (131)I and the large underestimation of the total (131)I airborne activity level, and subsequent calculations of inhalation dose, if neglected. The measurements made across Europe following the releases from the Fukushima NPP reactors have provided a significant amount of new data on the ratio of the gaseous (131)I fraction to total (131)I, both on a spatial scale and its temporal variation. It can be pointed out that during the Fukushima event, the (134)Cs to (137)Cs ratio proved to be different from that observed after the Chernobyl accident. The data set provided in this paper is the most comprehensive survey of the main relevant airborne radionuclides from the Fukushima reactors, measured across Europe. A rough estimate of the total (131)I inventory that has passed over Europe during this period was LT 1% of the released amount. According to the measurements, airborne activity levels remain of no concern for public health in Europe. T2 - Environmental Science and Technology T1 - Tracking of Airborne Radionuclides from the Damaged Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Reactors by European Networks VL - 45 IS - 18 SP - 7670 EP - 7677 DO - 10.1021/es2017158 ER -
@article{ author = "Masson, Olivier and Baeza, A. and Bieringer, Jacqueline and Brudecki, K. and Bucci, S. and Cappai, M. and Carvalho, F. P. and Connan, O. and Cosma, C. and Dalheimer, Axel and Didier, D. and Depuydt, G. and De Geer, L. E. and De Vismes, Anne and Gini, L. and Groppi, F. and Gudnason, K. and Gurriaran, R. and Hainz, D. and Halldorsson, O. and Hammond, D. and Hanley, O. and Holey, K. and Homoki, Zsolt and Ioannidou, A. and Isajenko, Krzysztof A. and Janković, Marija M. and Katzlberger, Christian and Kettunen, M. and Kierepko, Renata and Kontro, R. and Kwakman, P. J. M. and Lecomte, M. and Vintro, L. Leon and Leppanen, A-P and Lind, B. and Lujaniene, G. and Mc Ginnity, P. and Mc Mahon, C. and Mala, Helena and Manenti, S. and Manolopoulou, M. and Mattila, A. and Mauring, A. and Mietelski, Jerzy W. and Moller, Bredo and Nielsen, S. P. and Krneta-Nikolić, Jelena D. and Overwater, R. M. W. and Palsson, S. E. and Papastefanou, C. and Penev, I. and Pham, M. K. and Povinec, Pavel Peter and Rameback, H. and Reis, M. C. and Ringer, Wolfgang and Rodriguez, A. and Rulik, Petr and Saey, P. R. J. and Samsonov, V. and Schlosser, C. and Sgorbati, G. and Silobritiene, B. V. and Soderstrom, C. and Sogni, R. and Solier, L. and Sonck, M. and Steinhauser, Georg and Steinkopff, Thomas and Steinmann, P. and Stoulos, S. and Sykora, Ivan and Todorović, Dragana and Tooloutalaie, N. and Tositti, L. and Tschiersch, Jochen and Ugron, A. and Vagena, E. and Vargas, A. and Wershofen, Herbert and Zhukova, O.", year = "2011", abstract = "Radioactive emissions into the atmosphere from the damaged reactors of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant (NPP) started on March 12th, 2011. Among the various radionuclides released, iodine-131 ((131)I) and cesium isotopes ((137)Cs and (134)Cs) were transported across the Pacific toward the North American continent and reached Europe despite dispersion and washout along the route of the contaminated air masses. In Europe, the first signs of the releases were detected 7 days later while the first peak of activity level was observed between March 28th and March 30th. Time variations over a 20-day period and spatial variations across more than 150 sampling locations in Europe made it possible to characterize the contaminated air masses. After the Chernobyl accident, only a few measurements of the gaseous (131)I fraction were conducted compared to the number of measurements for the particulate fraction. Several studies had already pointed out the importance of the gaseous (131)I and the large underestimation of the total (131)I airborne activity level, and subsequent calculations of inhalation dose, if neglected. The measurements made across Europe following the releases from the Fukushima NPP reactors have provided a significant amount of new data on the ratio of the gaseous (131)I fraction to total (131)I, both on a spatial scale and its temporal variation. It can be pointed out that during the Fukushima event, the (134)Cs to (137)Cs ratio proved to be different from that observed after the Chernobyl accident. The data set provided in this paper is the most comprehensive survey of the main relevant airborne radionuclides from the Fukushima reactors, measured across Europe. A rough estimate of the total (131)I inventory that has passed over Europe during this period was LT 1% of the released amount. According to the measurements, airborne activity levels remain of no concern for public health in Europe.", journal = "Environmental Science and Technology", title = "Tracking of Airborne Radionuclides from the Damaged Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Reactors by European Networks", volume = "45", number = "18", pages = "7670-7677", doi = "10.1021/es2017158" }
Masson, O., Baeza, A., Bieringer, J., Brudecki, K., Bucci, S., Cappai, M., Carvalho, F. P., Connan, O., Cosma, C., Dalheimer, A., Didier, D., Depuydt, G., De Geer, L. E., De Vismes, A., Gini, L., Groppi, F., Gudnason, K., Gurriaran, R., Hainz, D., Halldorsson, O., Hammond, D., Hanley, O., Holey, K., Homoki, Z., Ioannidou, A., Isajenko, K. A., Janković, M. M., Katzlberger, C., Kettunen, M., Kierepko, R., Kontro, R., Kwakman, P. J. M., Lecomte, M., Vintro, L. L., Leppanen, A., Lind, B., Lujaniene, G., Mc Ginnity, P., Mc Mahon, C., Mala, H., Manenti, S., Manolopoulou, M., Mattila, A., Mauring, A., Mietelski, J. W., Moller, B., Nielsen, S. P., Krneta-Nikolić, J. D., Overwater, R. M. W., Palsson, S. E., Papastefanou, C., Penev, I., Pham, M. K., Povinec, P. P., Rameback, H., Reis, M. C., Ringer, W., Rodriguez, A., Rulik, P., Saey, P. R. J., Samsonov, V., Schlosser, C., Sgorbati, G., Silobritiene, B. V., Soderstrom, C., Sogni, R., Solier, L., Sonck, M., Steinhauser, G., Steinkopff, T., Steinmann, P., Stoulos, S., Sykora, I., Todorović, D., Tooloutalaie, N., Tositti, L., Tschiersch, J., Ugron, A., Vagena, E., Vargas, A., Wershofen, H.,& Zhukova, O.. (2011). Tracking of Airborne Radionuclides from the Damaged Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Reactors by European Networks. in Environmental Science and Technology, 45(18), 7670-7677. https://doi.org/10.1021/es2017158
Masson O, Baeza A, Bieringer J, Brudecki K, Bucci S, Cappai M, Carvalho FP, Connan O, Cosma C, Dalheimer A, Didier D, Depuydt G, De Geer LE, De Vismes A, Gini L, Groppi F, Gudnason K, Gurriaran R, Hainz D, Halldorsson O, Hammond D, Hanley O, Holey K, Homoki Z, Ioannidou A, Isajenko KA, Janković MM, Katzlberger C, Kettunen M, Kierepko R, Kontro R, Kwakman PJM, Lecomte M, Vintro LL, Leppanen A, Lind B, Lujaniene G, Mc Ginnity P, Mc Mahon C, Mala H, Manenti S, Manolopoulou M, Mattila A, Mauring A, Mietelski JW, Moller B, Nielsen SP, Krneta-Nikolić JD, Overwater RMW, Palsson SE, Papastefanou C, Penev I, Pham MK, Povinec PP, Rameback H, Reis MC, Ringer W, Rodriguez A, Rulik P, Saey PRJ, Samsonov V, Schlosser C, Sgorbati G, Silobritiene BV, Soderstrom C, Sogni R, Solier L, Sonck M, Steinhauser G, Steinkopff T, Steinmann P, Stoulos S, Sykora I, Todorović D, Tooloutalaie N, Tositti L, Tschiersch J, Ugron A, Vagena E, Vargas A, Wershofen H, Zhukova O. Tracking of Airborne Radionuclides from the Damaged Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Reactors by European Networks. in Environmental Science and Technology. 2011;45(18):7670-7677. doi:10.1021/es2017158 .
Masson, Olivier, Baeza, A., Bieringer, Jacqueline, Brudecki, K., Bucci, S., Cappai, M., Carvalho, F. P., Connan, O., Cosma, C., Dalheimer, Axel, Didier, D., Depuydt, G., De Geer, L. E., De Vismes, Anne, Gini, L., Groppi, F., Gudnason, K., Gurriaran, R., Hainz, D., Halldorsson, O., Hammond, D., Hanley, O., Holey, K., Homoki, Zsolt, Ioannidou, A., Isajenko, Krzysztof A., Janković, Marija M., Katzlberger, Christian, Kettunen, M., Kierepko, Renata, Kontro, R., Kwakman, P. J. M., Lecomte, M., Vintro, L. Leon, Leppanen, A-P, Lind, B., Lujaniene, G., Mc Ginnity, P., Mc Mahon, C., Mala, Helena, Manenti, S., Manolopoulou, M., Mattila, A., Mauring, A., Mietelski, Jerzy W., Moller, Bredo, Nielsen, S. P., Krneta-Nikolić, Jelena D., Overwater, R. M. W., Palsson, S. E., Papastefanou, C., Penev, I., Pham, M. K., Povinec, Pavel Peter, Rameback, H., Reis, M. C., Ringer, Wolfgang, Rodriguez, A., Rulik, Petr, Saey, P. R. J., Samsonov, V., Schlosser, C., Sgorbati, G., Silobritiene, B. V., Soderstrom, C., Sogni, R., Solier, L., Sonck, M., Steinhauser, Georg, Steinkopff, Thomas, Steinmann, P., Stoulos, S., Sykora, Ivan, Todorović, Dragana, Tooloutalaie, N., Tositti, L., Tschiersch, Jochen, Ugron, A., Vagena, E., Vargas, A., Wershofen, Herbert, Zhukova, O., "Tracking of Airborne Radionuclides from the Damaged Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Reactors by European Networks" in Environmental Science and Technology, 45, no. 18 (2011):7670-7677, https://doi.org/10.1021/es2017158 . .