Contribution of dry and wet deposition to total deposition of 137Cs in Namie Town, Fukushima Prefecture, eight years after the Fukushima nuclear accident
摘要
To evaluate the contribution of dry and wet 137Cs deposition fluxes to the total 137Cs atmospheric deposition flux, total and wet-only atmospheric deposition samples were collected from an area evacuated, eight years after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. Total 137Cs deposition flux was high from late autumn to spring and low in summer. Approximately 70% of total 137Cs deposition was attributed to dry deposition. A strong correlation was reported between wind speed and dry 137Cs deposition flux. Wind-induced resuspension of 137Cs containing particulate matter and its subsequent redeposition are considered important factors controlling 137Cs deposition flux fluctuation at this site.