Prediction of 137Cs-contaminated soil losses by erosion using USLE in the Abukuma River Basin, Japan

Carine J. Yi

doi:10.1007/978-981-10-2158-9_10

Prediction of 137Cs-contaminated soil losses by erosion using USLE in the Abukuma River Basin, Japan

Carine J. Yi

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Abstract

The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami triggered a significant nuclear power plant accident. Subsequent measurements of the concentration of cesium-137 (137Cs) showed that the litter and surface layers in the forest areas near the plant were significantly contaminated. This study applied the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE), which has been widely used to estimate soil losses from erosion, in the Abukuma River Basin. The greatest soil loss was predicted to be 1762.75 t • yr⁻¹ • ha⁻¹. To predict losses of 137Cs-contaminated soil, a 137Cs-soil transfer factor was applied in place of a crop factor, and it yielded an average contaminated-soil loss rate of 190.65 t • yr⁻¹ • ha⁻¹, whereas the standard USLE calculation yielded an estimated average soil loss rate of 184.14 t • yr⁻¹ • ha⁻¹. Higher soil losses were predicted in steeper areas west of the river. However, contaminated soil may be deposited along a comparatively flat area, such as that on the east side of the river.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Model Design and Simulation Analysis - 15th International Conference, AsiaSim 2015, Revised Selected Papers
Editors	Syng Yup Ohn, Sung Do Chi
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	110-117
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9789811021572
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2158-9_10
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	15th International Conference on Asia Simulation, AsiaSim 2015 - Jeju, Korea, Republic of Duration: 2015 Nov 4 → 2015 Nov 7

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Name	Communications in Computer and Information Science
Volume	603
ISSN (Print)	1865-0929

Other

Other	15th International Conference on Asia Simulation, AsiaSim 2015
Country/Territory	Korea, Republic of
City	Jeju
Period	15/11/4 → 15/11/7

Keywords

Abukuma river basin
Cesium-137
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station explosion
USLE

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Computer Science(all)
Mathematics(all)

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Yi, C. J. (2016). Prediction of 137Cs-contaminated soil losses by erosion using USLE in the Abukuma River Basin, Japan. In S. Y. Ohn, & S. D. Chi (Eds.), Model Design and Simulation Analysis - 15th International Conference, AsiaSim 2015, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 110-117). (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 603). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2158-9_10

Prediction of 137Cs-contaminated soil losses by erosion using USLE in the Abukuma River Basin, Japan. / Yi, Carine J.

Model Design and Simulation Analysis - 15th International Conference, AsiaSim 2015, Revised Selected Papers. ed. / Syng Yup Ohn; Sung Do Chi. Springer Verlag, 2016. p. 110-117 (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 603).

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Yi, CJ 2016, Prediction of 137Cs-contaminated soil losses by erosion using USLE in the Abukuma River Basin, Japan. in SY Ohn & SD Chi (eds), Model Design and Simulation Analysis - 15th International Conference, AsiaSim 2015, Revised Selected Papers. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 603, Springer Verlag, pp. 110-117, 15th International Conference on Asia Simulation, AsiaSim 2015, Jeju, Korea, Republic of, 15/11/4. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2158-9_10

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