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. 2012 Sep 26;7(9):e45816. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045816

Table 1. Distribution of detected artificial radionuclides and 40K, and 134Cs: 137Cs ratios in surface soils collected at Kawauchi Village, Fukushima Prefecture.

Points Distance fromFNPP (km) Radionuclide concentration in Bq/kg-dry Radionuclide ratio
134Cs (2.1 y)a 137Cs (30 y) 40K (1.3×109 y) 134Cs/137Cs
1-A 25.5 5915±35b (30)c 7208±39 (24) 703±50 (74) 0.82
1-B 25.5 398±6.8 (10) 543±7.8 (9.3) 511±30 (49) 0.73
1-G 22.5 1554±13 (14) 2015±15 (12) 888±40 (42) 0.77
2-A 22.2 2393±24 (23) 2962±27 (17) 999±63 (85) 0.81
3-A 21.7 20.0±1.7 (3.3) 25.4±1.9 (3.4) 853±37 (42) 0.79
3-B 21.7 2637±17 (17) 3416±20 (13) 834±38 (42) 0.77
3-C 21.7 495±8.0 (8.2) 618±8.9 (7.1) 803±40 (49) 0.80
3-D 21.7 219±4.5 (4.8) 275±5.2 (4.5) 786±34 (36) 0.80
3-F 21.8 2822±23 (21) 3472±26 (16) 744±49 (69) 0.81
3-G 21.4 1628±14 (17) 2011±16 (16) 606±35 (49) 0.81
3-H 21.5 629±7.3 (7.3) 803±8.4 (5.7) 600±28 (29) 0.78
3-I 21.5 2394±17 (15) 3016±19 (12) 630±34 (43) 0.79
4-A 24.7 6867±56 (48) 3570±61 (37) 638±75 (152) 1.92
5-A 20.5 3574±24 (21) 4480±27 (17) 445±36 (56) 0.80
6-A 23.0 7191±28 (30) 9158±32 (28) 783±37 (51) 0.79
6-B 22.4 1374±14 (18) 1763±16 (18) 569±37 (60) 0.78
7-A 25.1 4363±28 (25) 5442±31 (19) 923±52 (66) 0.80
7-D 23.5 222±7.1 (11) 300±7.9 (10) 658±45 (68) 0.74
7-F 20.8 5141±28 (24) 6449±32 (18) 669±42 (63) 0.80
7-H 20.0 30628±60 (48) 37108±63 (35) 131±38 (114) 0.83
7-I 20.0 1809±13 (12) 2282±15 (9.3) 832±35 (39) 0.79
8-A 16.8 272366±202 (178) 340331±226 (151) 559±67 (181) 0.80
8-B 16.8 9275±35 (30) 11699±40 (23) 569±36 (53) 0.79
8-C 16.8 20453±60 (50) 25576±67 (34) 480±45 (94) 0.80
8-D 16.8 28308±82 (67) 35248±90 (50) 467±51 (113) 0.80
8-G 14.9 29480±82 (67) 36474±90 (52) 645±55 (106) 0.81
F-1 62.1 3018±23 (21) 3782±26 (16) 536±41 (62) 0.80
T-1 223 9.0±1.4 (3.5) 11.0±1.6 (3.8) 401±30 (42) 0.82
a

half-life.

b

error shows one sigma standard deviation from counting statistics.

c

detection limit.