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last modified：2024/03/20

Associate Professor　INOUE Mutsuo

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Faculty, Affiliation

Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology

College and School Educational Field

Division of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
Division of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology

Laboratory

Low Level Radioactivity Laboratory　TEL:0761-51-4440　FAX:0761-51-5528

Academic Background

【Academic background(Doctoral/Master's Degree)】
Kobe University　Doctor　1995
【Academic background(Bachelor's Degree)】
Ritsumeikan University　1990

Career

Year & Month of Birth

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Specialities

Hydrology、Geochemistry/Cosmochemistry

Speciality Keywords

Research Themes

History of primitive meteorites in terms of trace elements and cosmogenic nuclides

Volcano groundwater flow systems in terms of weak radionuclide

Seawater circulation in terms of radium isotope ratio

Books

  • 　Field Work and Laboratory Experiments in Integrated Environmental Sciences　Springer　2014
  • 　Inoue, M. 　Trans-Boundary Pollution in North-East Asia　Nova Science Publishers　2018
  • 　K. Komura, M. Inoue et al.　Variations of the radionuclides in the atmosphere, rainwater, and seawater in the Northwest Pacific region. In Past, Present and Future Environments of Pan-Japan Sea Region　MARUZEN Co., LTD　272-291　2006/03

Papers

  • 　Unique transport paths of 137Cs from the Indian to Southern Oceans.　Inoue, M., Mashita, K., Mitsunushi, H., Nagao, S., Kumamoto, Y. 　Marine Pollution Bulletin　201　116168　2024/02/14
  • 　Subarctic-scale transport of 134Cs to ocean surface off northeastern Japan in 2020. 　Inoue, M., Mashita, K., Kameyama, H., Kameyama, H., Mitsunushi, H., Hatakeyama, Y., Taniuchi, Y., Nakanowatari, T., Morita, T., Nagao, S. 　Scientific Reports　13　7524　2023/05/09
  • 　Vertical profiles of 226Ra and 228Ra activity concentrations in the western Subarctic Gyre of the Pacific Ocean. 　Tazoe, H., Obata, H., Hara, T., Inoue, M., Tanaka, T., Nishioka, J.　Frontiers in Marine Science 　9　824862　2022/05/31
  • 　 Seasonal variations in marine polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons off Oki Island, Sea of Japan, during 2015–2019. 　Matsunaka,T., Nagao, S., Inoue, M., Mundo, R., Tanaka, S., Tang, N., Yoshida, M., Nishizaki, M., Morita, M., Takikawa, T., Suzuki, N., Ogiso, S., Hayakawa, K.　Marine Pollution Bulletin 　180　113749　2022/05/09
  • 　Fukushima-derived radiocesium in the western subarctic area of the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean in 2019 and 2020.　Kumamoto, Y., Aoyama, M., Hamajima, Y., Inoue, M., Nishino S., Kikuchi, T., Murata, A., Sato, K. 　 Journal of Environmental Radioactivity　251-252　106949　2022/06/21

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  • 　Transport of reactive materials in the Sea of Japan: Implications from fine-resolution surface distribution of 228Th/228Ra ratio.　Inoue, M., Shirotani, Y., Morokado, T., Hanaki, S., Kameyama, H., Kofuji, H., Okino, A., Yoshida, M., Miki, S., Shikata, T., Honda, N., Takikawa, T., Morita, M., Nagao, S.　Continental Shelf Research　241　104749　2022/05/02
  • 　Origin of surface water in the Southern Ocean: Implications of soluble radionuclide distributions. 　Inoue, M., Mitsunushi, H, Mashita, K., Matsunaka, T., Inomata, Y., Hayashi, M., Archer, S., Nagao, S.　Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 　258　107106　2023/01/05
  • 　Transport paths of radiocesium and radium isotopes in the intermediate layer of the southwestern Sea of Okhotsk.　Inoue, M., Mashita, K., Kameyama, H., Takehara, R., Hanaki, S., Kaeriyama, H., Miki, S., Nagao, S. 　 Journal of Environmental Radioactivity　250　106931 　2022/05/27
  • 　Factors controlling dissolved 137Cs activities in coastal waters on the eastern and western sides of Honshu, Japan. 　Takata, H., Wada, T., Aono, T., Inoue, M., Kanasashi, Y., Suzuki, S., Amano, Y.　Science of the Total Environment 　806　151216　2021/10/27
  • 　Circulation paths of 134Cs in seawater southwest of Japan in 2018 and 2019　Inoue, M., Takehara, R., Takikawa, T., Shirotani, Y., Morita, T., Honda, N., Nagao, S.　Journal of Environmental Radioactivity　223-224　106382　2020/08/07
  • 　Unique current connecting Southern and Indian Oceans identified from radium distributions.　Inoue, M., Hanaki, S., Kameyama, H., Kumamoto, Y., Nagao, S.　Scientific Reports 　12　1781　2022/02/02
  • 　 Kuroshio fractions in the southwestern Sea of Japan; implications from radium isotopes　Inoue, M., Shirotani, Y., Morokado, T., Hanaki, S., Ito, M., Kameyama, H., Kofuji, H., Okino, A., Shikata, T., Yoshida, M., Nagao, S.　Continental Shelf Research　214　104328　2020/12/27
  • 　Radiocesium in Japan Sea associated with sinking particles from Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident　Kaeriyama, H. Fujimoto, K., Inoue, M., Minakawa, M.　 Journal of Environmental Radioactivity　222　106348　2020/07/10
  • 　Lateral variations of 134Cs and 228Ra concentrations in surface waters in the western North Pacific and its marginal sea (2018–2019): Implications for basin-scale and local current circulations.　Inoue, M., Hanaki, S., Takehara, R., Kofuji, H., Matsunaka, T., Kuroda, H., Taniuchi, Y., Kasai, H., Morita, T., Miki, S., Nagao, S.　Progress in Oceanography 　195　102587　2021/05/01
  • 　Distributions of radiocesium and radium isotopes in the western Bering Sea in 2018. 　Inoue, M., Takehara, R., Hanaki, S., Kameyama, H., Nishioka, J., Nagao, S.　Marine Chemistry　225　103843　2020/06/17
  • 　Suspended Particle−Water Interactions Increase Dissolved 137Cs Activities in the Nearshore Seawater during Typhoon Hagibis　Takata, H., Aono, T., Aoyama, M., Inoue, M., Kaeriyama, H., Suzuki, S., Tsuruta, T., Wada, T., Wakiyama, Y. 　Environmental Science and Technology　online　2020/08/05
  • 　Low levels of Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP-derived radiocesium in marine products from coastal areas in the Sea of Japan (2012–2017)　Inoue, M., Yamashita, S., Takehara, R., Miki, S., Nagao, S.　Applied Radiation and Isotopes 　145　187-192　2018/12
  • 　Radiocesium in the swash zones off the coast of the Japan Sea　Takata, H., Inoue, M., Shirotani, Y., Kudo, N. 　 Applied Radiation and Isotopes　141　64-67　2018/08
  • 　Vertical profiles of Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP-derived radiocesium concentrations in the waters of the southwestern Okhotsk Sea (2011–2017)　Inoue, M., Morokado, T., Fujimoto, K., Miki, S., Kofuji, H., Isoda, Y., Nagao, S.　Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 　192　580-586　2018/05
  • 　Migration area of the Tsushima Warm Current Branches within the Sea of Japan:Implicationsfromtransportof 228Ra　M. Inoue et al.　Continental Shelf Research　143　167-174　2016/08/23
  • 　Convection of surface water in the northeastern Japan Sea: Implications from vertical profiles of 134Cs concentrations.　Inoue, M., Takehara, R., Yamashita, S., Senjyu, T., Morita, T., Miki, S., Nagao, S.　Marine Chemistry　214　103661　2019/06/03
  • 　Lateral and temporal variations in Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP-derived 134Cs and 137Cs in marine sediments in/around the Sado Basin, Sea of Japan　M. Inoue et al.　JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY　2014/08
  • 　Spatial variation of low-level 134Cs in the coastal sediments off central Honshu in the Sea of Japan: Implications for delivery, migration, and redistribution patterns.　Inoue, M., Uemura, H., Kofuji, H., Fujimoto, K., Takata, H., Shirotani, Y., Kudo, N., Nagao, S　Journal of Oceanography　73　571-584　2017/07/26
  • 　Migration of the FDNPP-derived 134Cs and 137Cs along with 226Ra and 228Ra concentrations across the northwestern North Pacific Ocean　JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY　162-163　33-38　2016/05
  • 　Vertical profiles of 228Ra and 226Ra activities in the Sea of Japan and their implications on water circulation　M. Inoue et al.　JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY　2014/08
  • 　Delivery mechanism of 134Cs and 137Cs in seawater off the Sanriku Coast, Japan, following the Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP accident　JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY　137　113-118　2014/07
  • 　Lateral variation of 134Cs and 137Cs concentrations in surface seawater in and around the Japan Sea after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident.　JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY　109　45-51　2012/06
  • 　Migration behavior of 134Cs and 137Cs in the Niida River water in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan during 2011–2012　S. Nagao et al.　JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY　2014/09
  • 　Spatial variations of 226Ra, 228Ra, and 228Th activities in seawater from the eastern East China Sea.　Inoue, M., Yoshida, K., Minakawa, M., Kiyomoto, Y., Kofuji, H., Nagao, S., Hamajima, Y., Yamamoto, M. 　GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL　46　429-441　2012/06
  • 　Comparison of different radionuclide dating models for estimating the ages of sediments from Lakes Shinji-ko and Nakaumi, Japan. 　Nomura, R., Inoue, M.　Laguna　26　3-26　2019/12/31
  • 　Spatial variations of low levels of 134Cs and 137Cs in seawaters within the Sea of Japan after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. 　APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES　in press　2013/06
  • 　Preliminary investigation of 222Rn in the Yakumo Wind-hole, an algific talus deposits, from Izumo, southwest Honshu, Japan　Nomura, R., Inoue, M., Kofuji, H. 　Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 　197　109-115　2018/12
  • 　Low-levels of 134Cs and 137Cs in surface seawaters around the Japanese Archipelago after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in 2011.　Inoue, M., Kofuji, H., Nagao, S., Yamamoto, M., Hamajima, Y., Fujimoto, K., Yoshida, K., Hayakawa, K., Suzuki, A., Takashiro, H., Minakawa, M. 　GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL　46　311-320　2012/06
  • 　Low levels of 134Cs in suspended solids in rivers discharging into the Sea of Japan.　Inoue, M., Yoneoka, S., Ochiai, S., Morokado, T., Uemura, H., Nagao, S.　Journal of Radioanalytical Nuclear Chemistry 　accepted　2018
  • 　Spatial variations of 226Ra, 228Ra, 134Cs, and 137Cs concentrations in western and southern waters off the Korean Peninsula in July 2014.　M. Inoue, Y. Shirotani, S. Nagao, T. Aramaki, Y.I. Kim, K. Hayakawa　Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 　182　151-156　2017/11/21
  • 　134Cs and 137Cs activities in coastal seawater along Northern Sanriku and Tsugaru Strait, northeastern Japan, after Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant accident. 　JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY　111　116-119　2011/09
  • 　Tetrad effects in REE abundance patterns of chondrules from CM meteorites: Implications for aqueous alteration on the CM parent asteroid　Inoue, M., Nakamura, N. and Kimura, M.　GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA　73　5224-5239　2009/03
  • 　228Ra/226Ra ratio and 7Be concentration in the Sea of Japan as indicators for water transport: Comparison with migration pattern of Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP-derived 134Cs and 137Cs 　Inoue, M., Furusawa, Y., Fujimoto, K., Minakawa, M., Kofuji, H., Nagao, S., Yamamoto, M., Hamajima, Y., Yoshida, K., Nakano, Y., Hayakawa, K., Oikawa, S., Misonoo, J., Isoda, Y.　JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY　126　176-187　2013/08
  • 　Changes in deep-sea benthic foraminaferal fauna caused by turbidites deposited after the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake.　Tsujimoto, A., Nomura, R., Arai, K., Nomaki, H., Inoue, M., Fujikura, K.　Marine Geology　419　106045　2019/10/25
  • 　Seasonal variation of 228Ra/226Ra ratio within coastal waters of the Sea of Japan: implications for water circulation patterns in coastal areas　Inoue, M., Tanaka, K., Watanabe, S., Kofuji, H., Yamamoto, M. and Komura, K.　JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY　89　 138-149　2006/03
  • 　Application of low background g-ray spectrometry to environmental monitoring samples---water leachingg treatment for 40K-removal---　JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY　255　211-215　2003/03
  • 　Temporal and spatial variations of 134Cs and 137Cs levels in the Sea of Japan and Pacific coastal region: Implications for dispersion of FDNPP-derived radiocesium.　Inoue, M., Shirotani, Y., Yamashita, S., Takata, H., Kofuji, H., Ambe, D., Honda, N., Yagi, Y., Nagao, S.　Journal of Environmental Radioactivity　182　142-150　2017/11/24
  • 　Spatial variations of 226Ra, 228Ra, 137Cs, and 228Th activities in the southwestern Okhotsk Sea. 　Inoue, M., Yoshida, K., Minakawa, M., Kofuji, H., Nagao, S., Hamajima, Y., Yamamoto, M. 　JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY　104　75-80　2012/06
  • 　Seasonal variation of 228Ra/226Ra ratio in surface water from the East China Sea and the Tsushima Strait　Inoue, M., Nakano, Y., Yoshida, K., Kiyomoto, Y., Kofuji, H., Hamajima, Y. and Yamamoto, M.　JOURNAL OF OCEANOGRAPHY　66　425-428　2010/03
  • 　Simple 40K removal by acidified water leaching for estimating low levels of radiocesium in fishery products following Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident　APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES　accepted
  • 　Preliminary application of low-background gamma-spectrometry to volcanic ground water: Low-levels of 7Be, 22Na, 137Cs and radium isotopes as new geochemical tracers in a ground water flow system　M. Inoue and K. Komura　JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY　273　 177-181　2007/03
  • 　Seasonal variation in the 228Ra/226Ra ratio of coastal water within the Sea of Japan: Implications for the origin and circulation patterns of the Tsushima Coastal Branch Current　Inoue, M., Tanaka, K., Kofuji, H., Nakano, Y., Komura, K.　MARINE CHEMISTRY　107　 559-568　2007/08
  • 　REE abundances in matrix of the Allende (CV) meteorite:Implications for matrix origin.　METEORITICS & PLANETARY SCIENCE　39　599-608　2004
  • 　Temporal variations in 134Cs and 137Cs concentrations in seawater along the Shimokita Peninsula and the northern Sanriku coast in northeastern Japan, one year after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident　H. Kofuji and M. Inoue　JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY　124　239-245　2013/07
  • 　Seasonal variation of 228Ra/226Ra ratio in seaweed---Inference on the environmental changes of the coastal area ,the Noto Peninsula,Japan---　JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY　80　341-355　2005/03
  • 　Cosmogenic Radionuclides in the recent fallen Kobe (CK4) Meteorite　GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL　36　4　333-340　2002/03
  • 　Application of low-background gamma-spectrometry to coastal water samples: Implications of 228Ra/226Ra ratio for coastal water circulations within the Sea of Japan　Proc. 7th Workshop Environ. Radioactivity　60-63　2006
  • 　Opening of the closed water area and consequent changes of 228Ra/226Ra activity ratios in coastal lagoon Nakaumi, southwest Japan　R. Nomura, K. Nakamura, K. Seto, M. Inoue, H. Kofuji　APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES　81　310-314　2013/03
  • 　Determination of Ra isotopes of deep seawater by low-background gamma-spectrometry　Proc. 7th Workshop Environ. Radioactivity　56-59　2006/05
  • 　Measurements of short-lived cosmic-ray-produced radionuclides in rainwater　K. Komura, Y. Kuwahara, T. Abe, K. Tanaka, Y. Murata and M. Inoue　JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY　96　 103-109　2007/03
  • 　Inspection of residual flow using 224Ra/228Ra ratios in the semi-closed water body of Nakaumi, a coastal lagoon in southwest Japan　R. Nomura et al.　JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY　2014/09
  • 　A simple coprecipitation method combined with low-background gamma-spectrometry: Determination of 7Be, 137Cs, 210Pb, and radium and thorium isotopes in small-volume coastal water samples　Nakano, Y., Inoue, M., Komura, K.　JOURNAL OF OCEANOGRAPHY　64　 713-717　2008/03
  • 　Determination of radionuclides in chemical reagents by low-background gamma-spectrometry and application of the coprecipitation method to seawater samples　M. Inoue and K. Komura　RADIOISOTOPES　56　 77-82　2007/02
  • 　Spatial and temporal variations of 228Ra/226Ra in the Sea of Japan: Application of low-background gamma-spectrometry to seawater samples　Proc. 2006 SHOTS Workshop　4-4　2006/10
  • 　Measurement of sedimentation rate in Kagoshima Bay using the 210Pb method. 　Yokota, K., Inoue, M., Kofuji, H., Yamamoto,　M., Nakashima, M., Nguyen, D. and Maeda, H. 　Low-level Measurement of Radionucldes and Its Application to Earth and Environmental Sciences　146-151　2010/10
  • 　Preliminary reports on the seasonal variations of 228Ra/226Ra ratios in the closed area of brackish lake Nakaumi, southwest Japan. 　Nomura, R., Nakamura, K., Tsujimoto, A., Seto, K., Inoue, M. and Kofuji, H. 　Low-level Measurement of Radionucldes and Its Application to Earth and Environmental Sciences　171-177　2010/10
  • 　In-situ and laboratory distribution coefficient of Berrylium-7 in overland flow on a forested hillslope. 　Fukuyama, T., Inoue, M., Yamamoto, M., Onda, Y. and Nakashima, T. 　Low-level Measurement of Radionucldes and Its Application to Earth and Environmental Sciences.　152-157　2010/10
  • 　Distributions of 228Ra and 226Ra in surface water off Shimokita Peninsula, Japan. 　Kofuji, H. and Inoue, M. 　Low-level Measurement of Radionucldes and Its Application to Earth and Environmental Sciences　98-105　2010/10
  • 　Distributions of 3H, 7Be, 22Na, 137Cs, and 228Ra of groundwater, river water, and precipitation in Tedori River Area, Ishikawa, Japan. 　Inoue, M., Kofuji, H. and Komura, K. 　Low-level Measurement of Radionucldes and Its Application to Earth and Environmental Sciences　178-182　2010/10
  • 　Seasonal variation of the 228Ra/226Ra ratio in surface waters within the Sea of Japan and the Eat China Sea. 　Inoue, M., Nakano, Y., Tanaka, K., Watanabe, S., Kofuji, H., Minakawa, M., Kiyomoto, Y., Yamamoto, M., Hamajima, Y., Komura, K. 　Low-level Measurement of Radionucldes and Its Application to Earth and Environmental Sciences　23-28　2010/10
  • 　Yoshida, K., Inoue, M., Kiyomoto, Y., Minakawa, M., Kofuji, H., Nagao, S., Hamajima, Y., Yamamoto, M. (2012) Seasonal variations of 228Ra/226Ra and 228Th/228Ra ratios in surface water from the eastern East China Sea. 　Yoshida, K., Inoue, M., Kiyomoto, Y., Minakawa, M., Kofuji, H., Nagao, S., Hamajima, Y., Yamamoto, M. 　Environmental Radioactivity 2010. (EPJ Web of Conferences)　24　04005　2012/06
  • 　Sedimentation rates in Kagoshima Bay, Southwestern Japan, using the 210Pb method. 　H. Kofuji, M. Inoue, K. Yokota, H. Maeda 　Environmental Radioactivity 2010. (EPJ Web of Conferences)　24　04004　2012/06
  • 　Vertical distributions of 226Ra, 228Ra, and　137Cs activities in the southwestern part　of the Sea of Okhotsk. 　Inoue, M., Yoshida, K., Minakawa, M., Kofuji, H., Nagao, S., Hamajima, Y., Yamamoto, M. 　Environmental Radioactivity 2010 (EPJ Web of Conferences)　24　04001　2012/06
  • 　Radioactive Monitoring on the R/V Soyo Maru Expedition in the Sea of Japan and its Applications to Research for Geochemical Cycles 　M. Inoue, K. Fujimoto, T. Morita　Japan Sea Research　2017
  • 　Improvement of the detection limit for low level artificial radionuclides　Proc. the 5th Workshop on Environ. Radioactivity　328-330　2004
  • 　Application of low background gamma-ray spectrometry to seaweed -Behaviors and distributions of natural radionuclides in Noto coastal area-　Proc. the 4th workshop on environ. radioactivity　215-220　2003/06

Conference Presentations

Others

Arts and Fieldwork

Patent

Theme to the desired joint research

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research

○「福島原子力発電所事故由来のセシウムからみた北太平洋北域の溶存汚染物質循環」(2021-2023)　
○「溶存性および吸着性放射性核種を利用した日本列島近海の汚染物質循環の解析」(2018-2020)　
○「複数の放射性核種の高分解能空間分布からみた日本列島周辺海域の物質循環」(2015-2017)　
○「複数の放射性核種の三次元分布からみた日本列島を取り巻く海洋物質循環に関する研究」(2012-2014)　
○「複数の放射性核種の三次元分布からみた日本海の物質循環に関する研究」(2009-2011)　
○「短寿命宇宙線誘導核種をトレーサーとする水文科学研究」(2007-2008)　
○「近年の海面水位上昇が及ぼす沿岸水の滞留時間の長期化問題と生態系への影響」(2009-)　

Competitive research funding,Contribution

Collaborative research,Consignment study

Classes (Bachelors)

Classes (Graduate Schools)

○Applied Chemistry of Environmental Radioactivity(2017)
○Applied Chemistry of Environmental Radioactivity(2017)
○Material Analysis Chemistry IV(2017)
○Nuclear Geochemistry(2017)
○Seminar in Material Analysis(2017)
○Seminar in Material Analysis(2017)
○Applied Chemistry of Environmental Radioactivity(2017)
○Applied Chemistry of Environmental Radioactivity(2017)
○Material Analysis Chemistry IV(2016)
○Nuclear Geochemistry(2016)
○Seminar in Material Analysis(2016)
○Seminar in Material Analysis(2016)
○Applied Chemistry of Environmental Radioactivity(2016)
○Applied Chemistry of Environmental Radioactivity(2016)

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