title: Radiological impact in Korea following the Fukushima nuclear accident.
abstract: The pathway and radiological impact of the radioactive plume released at the Fukushima nuclear accident site on the Korean Peninsula has been studied. On March 28, 2011, only (131)I was first observed at all 12 regional monitoring stations in Korea, and the highest activity concentrations in aerosol were 3.12 mBq/m(3) for (131)I at Gunsan, 1.19 mBq/m(3) for (134)Cs and 1.25 mBq/m(3) for (137)Cs at Busan on April 7, 2011. These radionuclides were also detected in dry and wet deposition samples, while the significant increase of (131)I, (134)Cs and (137)Cs activity concentrations were not observed in seawater and marine biota samples.
authors: Living & Environmental Radioactivity Assessment Laboratory, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, 62 Gwahak-ro, Yusong-gu, Daejeon 305-338, Republic of Korea. k216kck@gmail.com
authors: Chang-Kyu
authors: CK
authors: Kim
authors: Jong-In
authors: JI
authors: Byun
authors: Jeong-Suk
authors: JS
authors: Chae
authors: Hee-Yeoul
authors: HY
authors: Choi
authors: Seok-Won
authors: SW
authors: Choi
authors: Dae-Ji
authors: DJ
authors: Kim
authors: Yong-Jae
authors: YJ
authors: Kim
authors: Dong-Myung
authors: DM
authors: Lee
authors: Won-Jong
authors: WJ
authors: Park
authors: Seong A
authors: SA
authors: Yim
authors: Ju-Yong
authors: JY
authors: Yun
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols / Q000032:analysis*; D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis; D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism; D005843:Geography; D049674:History, 21st Century; D007564:Japan; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release / Q000266:history* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012623:Seawater / Q000032:analysis; D012624:Seaweed / Q000737:chemistry; D012758:Shellfish / Q000032:analysis; D013051:Spectrometry, Gamma; D013997:Time Factors; D057192:Tsunamis; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive