#137c

[unofficial-sean]

I don't know why, but this is morbidly amusing to me.

 Our predecessors really were out there sending Cesium-137 out into the atmosphere to an extent that it can be reliably used as a benchmark for dating sedimentation.

[roguesquid]

A massive amount of radioactive substances, including cesium-137 (137Cs), emitted from the disabled nuclear power plant has deposited on the forested areas in the northeastern region of Honshu Island, Japan after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. Forests in these regions are particularly important not only for the forest products industry but also for source areas of drinking water and for residential environments. To clarify the mechanisms of diffusion and export of 137Cs deposited on the forested ecosystem, we initiated intensive field observations in a small catchment, including forest and farmlands, in the Kami-Oguni River catchment in the northern part of Fukushima Prefecture.

Agricultural Implications of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident

2013, pp 177-186 Visit here, to read the scholarly article.

[hipsterwave]

Song of the Week, July 10, 2011

137c by sense