title: Fallout traces of the Fukushima NPP accident in southern West Siberia (Novosibirsk, Russia).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The fallout of artificially produced radioactive isotopes has been recorded at a site in southern West Siberia (54°50'43.6″ N, 083°06'22.4″ E, Novosibirsk, Russia).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The highest activities of (131)I, (134)Cs, and (136)Cs were found in fresh snow precipitated on 02 April 2011, at 0.83, 0.092, and 0.002 Bq L(-1) of meltwater, respectively. The (131)I/(134)Cs ratio decreased from 9.0 on 02 April to 1.2 on 27 April, which is consistent with the radioactive decay of (131)I. This fallout can only have originated from the accidental emission of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, Japan, in March 2011.
authors: Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS, 3, prosp. Akad. Koptyuga, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia. ms_mike@mail.ru
authors: M S
authors: MS
authors: Melgunov
authors: N P
authors: NP
authors: Pokhilenko
authors: V D
authors: VD
authors: Strakhovenko
authors: F V
authors: FV
authors: Sukhorukov
authors: A V
authors: AV
authors: Chuguevskii
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis; D007564:Japan; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011847:Radioactive Fallout / Q000032:analysis*; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D011891:Rain / Q000737:chemistry; D012800:Siberia; D012914:Snow / Q000737:chemistry; D013051:Spectrometry, Gamma; D013691:Tellurium / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D011847:Radioactive Fallout; D013691:Tellurium