July 19, 2021 We held the 2nd IER seminar.＜by Project Associate Professor TAKATA＞
Date & Time
Mon. July 19, 2021, 2:00 p.m. ‒ 2:30 p.m.
Speaker
Project Associate Professor Hyoe Takata
Title
Factors controlling dissolved 137Cs activity in two coastal waters, eastern and western sides of Japan
Institute of Environmental Radioactivity (IER) regularly holds the IER seminar in which the faculty members report on their research results, with the purpose of facilitating their research activities and communication
The second IER Seminar was held on July 19 and Hyoe Takata, Project Associate Professor specializing in marine chemistry, gave a presentation. The seminar was attended by approximately 20 of researchers and graduate students, including online attendees.
Project Associate Professor Takata gave a presentation on the concentration of radiocesium in the ocean on the Pacific side and the Japan Sea side, sharing the results of surveys conducted on both coasts. In his presentation, he explained that along the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, the effect of riverine input to the ocean was large, while along the coast of Ishikawa Prefecture, the riverine effect was small and the effect of Tsushima Current was rather large.
After the presentation, there were many questions from the participants and a lively discussion took place.
about his latest research findings.
