title: Radioiodine in the atmosphere after the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear accident.
abstract: About 160 PBq of (131)I was released into the atmosphere during the accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant. The chemistry of radioiodine is complicated, and it can be released in several different forms. In addition, the different physical forms, like molecular iodine, aerosol-form iodine, or organic iodine, would have all behaved differently once in the atmosphere, and would have been removed at different rates. These releases were detected by monitoring stations throughout Japan, and from these measurements, key insights can be made about the different chemical forms that were released, as well as the persistence of each in the environment.
authors.affiliation: Chalk River Laboratories, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, ON, K0J 1J0, Canada. Electronic address: Luke.Lebel@cnl.ca.
authors.forename: Luke S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Lebel
authors.affiliation: Chalk River Laboratories, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, ON, K0J 1J0, Canada. Electronic address: Raymond.Dickson@cnl.ca.
authors.forename: Raymond S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Dickson
authors.affiliation: Chalk River Laboratories, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, ON, K0J 1J0, Canada. Electronic address: Glenn.Glowa@cnl.ca.
authors.forename: Glenn A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Glowa
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D001272:Atmosphere; D062406:Fukushima Nuclear Accident; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D007564:Japan; D011834:Radiation Monitoring
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes
keywords: Aerosols; Fukushima Dai-ichi accident; Radiocesium; Radioiodine