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Fukushima special section

Distribution of radioactive cesium in soil and its uptake by herbaceous plants in temperate pastures with different management after the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Station accident

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Pages 790-800 | Received 09 Dec 2013, Accepted 10 Aug 2014, Published online: 26 Nov 2014

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