Radioactive particles in soil,plant, and dust samples after the Fukushima nuclear accident

Environmental samples of soil, plant and air dust collected after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident were analyzed by autoradiograph, and significant amounts of radioactive particles containing higher cesium-134 (¹³⁴Cs) and cesium-137 (¹³⁷Cs) were found. Most of the radioactive soil particles were clay sized. The main part of the radioactivity and radioactive particles of air dust was detected from the 1.1–2.0μm fraction of an Andersen sampler filter. A considerable part of the radioactive particles on the air dust filter were not water soluble. Radioactive particles attached to outdoor plant leaves persisted for nearly 1 year. Thus, soil, leaf and air dust similarly contained sparingly water-soluble, micron-sized radioactive particles each with comparable ranges of elevated radio-Cs. A sheet dilution method was proposed and used to select and purify these radioactive particles. Using selected radioactive particles, the relation between area × gray value on autoradiograph and radioactivity was estimated. Radioactivity per particle was up to a few Bq and the geometrical average radioactivity of detected particles was around 0.1 Bq per particle or less. The configuration, chemical composition, origin and formation mechanisms of the radioactive particles require clarification.     

Cesium-137 concentration of forage corn and Italian ryegrass in a double cropping system under different rates of cattle farmyard manure application after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident in 2011

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Radioactive ¹³⁷Cs concentrations of forage corn (Zea mays L.) and Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) in a double cropping system under continuous cattle farmyard manure (FYM) application were observed for more than 2 years after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident in 2011. The experiment field is located 110 km southwest of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, and the soil contains ¹³⁷Cs of 920 Bq kg^?1 on average. For crop cultivation, nitrogen fertilizer was applied in addition to FYM. The ¹³⁷Cs concentrations in corn decreased significantly between 2011 and 2012, but only differed significantly between 2012 and 2013 for the plot with no FYM application. For Italian ryegrass, no significant differences were observed between the harvest in 2012 and 2013 despite the FYM application rate. To minimize corn ¹³⁷Cs concentrations, the FYM application rate should be more than and equal to 30 Mg ha^?1 when FYM is used as the major nutrient source. Exchangeable potassium oxide (K₂O) greater than around 0.3 g kg^?1 was mostly maintained with the FYM application rates. Corn ¹³⁷Cs concentration appeared to increase at exchangeable K₂O levels below 0.15 g kg^?1. These results suggest that continuous FYM application can maintain soil nutrients including K₂O and thereby control radioactive Cs transfer from the soil. FYM application rate of 30 Mg ha^?1 is within the levels recommended by the prefectural governments around Fukushima Prefecture for crop production before the accident. These levels are sufficient to decrease the radioactive Cs concentrations for corn. However, unlike corn, differences in soil chemical properties by FYM application did not affect ¹³⁷Cs concentrations in Italian ryegrass in this study, although low exchangeable K₂O seemed to increase concentrations of stable ¹³³Cs. Further experiments should be conducted to understand the observed differences between corn and Italian ryegrass.     

Role of soil organic matter in a desert soil on plant response to silver,tungsten, cobalt,and lead

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Barley plants grown in a soil very low in organic matter had higher concentrations of Mn, Cu, Zn, and Mo than when the plants were grown in soil considerably higher in soil organic matter. Application of some heavy metals (Co, W, Ag) resulted in much more severe phytotoxicity on low organic matter soil than on high organic matter soil. FeDTPA (ferric diethylene triamine pentaacetate acid) increased Fe levels in plants much more on low organic matter soil than on high organic matter soil. Low organic matter soil resulted in a lower Cs level from the applied Cs than from the high organic matter soil. Sulfur increased Mn concentration of plants even though all the soil was not neutralized.     

Exchangeable Cs/K ratio in soil is an index to estimate accumulation of radioactive and stable Cs in rice plant

Pot and field experiments were conducted to clarify the effect of soil exchangeable potassium (K) and cesium-137 (¹³⁷Cs) on ¹³⁷Cs accumulation and to establish soil index in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Four paddy soils in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, showing different transfer factors for radioactive Cs derived from the accident of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in the field were compared in terms of ¹³⁷Cs accumulation in rice in a pot experiment. ¹³⁷Cs accumulation in shoots and brown rice widely varied among soils with the transfer factor ranging from 0.018 to 0.068 for shoots and 0.004 to 0.065 for brown rice. ¹³⁷Cs concentration in brown rice and shoots tended to decrease with higher levels of soil exchangeable K, and they were more closely related to the exchangeable Cs/K ratio. Similar relationships between the Cs/K ratio and Cs accumulation in plants were obtained for the stable isotope cesium-133 (¹³³Cs). The distributions of ¹³⁷Cs and ¹³³Cs in grains were also similar and variable among soils. The transfer factors obtained in pot experiments mostly agreed with field observations. The results imply that the exchangeable ¹³⁷Cs/K can be a potential soil index to estimate ¹³⁷Cs accumulation in rice.     

氢氧化铯催化下三甲硅基乙炔与二芳基二硒醚反应研究

氢氧化铯催化下,以THF作溶剂,在低温(-20℃)、空气中,三甲硅基乙炔与二芳基二硒醚反应20 h,给出摩尔比为70∶30的二苯硒基乙炔和三苯硒基乙烯的混合物,产率为96%;而在室温进行,反应速度大大加快,仅需1 h,得到摩尔比为5∶55∶45的二苯硒基乙炔、三苯硒基乙烯和(Z)-1,2-二苯硒基乙烯的混合物,产率为92%;在氮气保护及室温下反应1 h,以95%的产率生成唯一的产物(Z)-1,2-二苯硒基乙烯.溶剂对反应速度和反应结果也有较大的影响.以DMF作溶剂,即使在-20℃,也能使反应有效发生,高产率的生成唯一的产物(Z)-1,2-二苯硒基乙烯.讨论了反应机理.     

A growth chamber study of the effect of soil concentration and plant age on the uptake of Sr and Cs by tumbleweed

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Concentration ratios (CR values) for cesium and strontium were measured in tumbleweed shoots as a function of plant age and radionuclide concentration in a totally mixed soil and radionuclide system. At a given plant age, CR values were found to be independent of soil concentration over five orders of magnitude for Sr and three orders of magnitude for Cs. CR values for Sr in 4‐, 8‐, and 12‐week old plants were 10.8, 9.6, and 19, and for Cs were 0.025, 0.033, and 0.053, respectively. Based on shoot growth and tissue concentration data for Sr and Cs, the CR values appear to be dependent on shoot dry matter production, with the rate of uptake of Sr and Cs remaining relatively constant over the 12‐week period.     

芳硒化铯与炔硒醚反应合成(Z)-1,2-二芳硒基烯

芳硒化钠与炔硒醚在室温不反应．但是，在室温、氮气保护下芳硒化铯与炔硒醚能有效的进行反应，立体选择生成(Z)-1，2-二芳硒基烯，产率在88％～95％．这表明ArSeCs中ArSe^-具有较强的亲核性．本方法具有反应条件温和、产率高、不需无水条件、实验操作简单．这一方法为(Z)-1，2-二芳硒基烯的合成提供了一条新的有效的途径．     

三峡库区小流域修正通用土壤流失方程适用性分析

土壤侵蚀量的定量研究可为国家生态环境建设和水土保持宏观决策的制定提供重要的依据。修正通用土壤流失方程(revised universal soil loss equation,RUSLE)是开展土壤侵蚀定量评价的主要手段。该文在地理信息系统(geographic information system,GIS)的支持下,依据中国土壤流失方程各因子的算法确定RUSLE模型各因子值,估算了三峡库区黄冲子小流域不同时期的土壤侵蚀量,并与基于泥沙平衡原理计算的土壤侵蚀量比较后分析RUSLE模型在库区小流域的适用性。结果表明,基于RUSLE模型估算的小流域1963-2000年(农地小流域)和2001-2014年(林地小流域)的年均土壤侵蚀模数分别为2246.09和868.3 t/(km2·a),其结果与采用137Cs和210Pb技术的塘库沉积物定年结果基本吻合,表明210Pb定年结果可靠。依据泥沙平衡原理计算的小流域1963-2000年和2001-2014年的年均土壤侵蚀模数分别为942.48和811.47t/(km2·a)。RUSLE模型估算小流域1963-2000年和2001-2014年的土壤侵蚀模数相对误差分别为138.32%和7.00%。因此RUSLE模型适用于库区林地小流域,而不适用于库区农地小流域;但是基于地形因子(LS因子)修正的RUSLE模型估算结果相对误差减少至8.14%,其适用于库区农地小流域。     

Distribution of radioactive cesium and stable cesium in cattle kept on a highly contaminated area of Fukushima nuclear accident

Radioactivity inspection of slaughtered cattle is generally conducted using a portion of the neck muscle; however, there is limited information about the distribution of radioactive cesium in cattle. In this study, therefore, we measured not only radioactive cesium but also stable cesium in various tissues of 19 cattle that had been kept in the area highly contaminated by the Fukushima nuclear accident. Skeletal muscles showed approximately 1.5‐3.0 times higher concentration of radioactive cesium than internal organs. Radioactive cesium concentration in the tenderloin and top round was about 1.2 times as high as that in the neck muscle. The kidney showed the highest concentration of radioactive cesium among internal organs, whereas the liver was lowest. Radioactive cesium concentration in the blood was about 8% of that in the neck muscle. Characteristics of stable cesium distribution were almost the same as those of radioactive cesium. Correlation coefficient between radioactive cesium and stable cesium in tissues of individual cattle was 0.981 ± 0.012. When a suspicious level near 100 Bq/kg is detected in the neck of slaughtered cattle, re‐inspection should be conducted using a different region of muscle, for example top round, to prevent marketing of beef that violates the Food Sanitation Act.     

东北黑土中137Cs背景值研究

通过测定东北黑土背景点样品中137Cs活度,探讨了土壤剖面中137Cs的分布特征,对因风蚀造成背景点土壤表层137Cs的沉积进行了校正,得出了黑土的137Cs背景值,为水蚀风蚀两相侵蚀地区土壤137Cs背景值的确定提供了新思路。结果表明:黑土背景点土壤剖面中137Cs比活度的分布呈指数型,其拟合方程为Cs=76.744e-0.2566h,相关系数达到0.994。剖面中75.7%的137Cs分布在0～5cm的表层中,92.5%的137Cs分布在0～10cm的土壤上层;黑土的137Cs背景值为2463.64Bq/m2,与平坦黑土耕地中137Cs的沉降总量接近,可以利用该背景值进行黑土侵蚀速率的估算。