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Yasuhito Igarashi

Yasuhito Igarashi

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
45
Citations
5821
World Ranking
6554
National Ranking
121

Overview

Yasuhito Igarashi is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and specializes in Environmental Science and Health Professions, with a strong focus on Global and Planetary Change, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Inorganic Chemistry, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Their research extensively covers topics related to radioactive contamination, radioactivity measurements, nuclear and radioactivity studies, and the chemistry and processing of radioactive elements.

Their scholarly output includes notable papers addressing various aspects of atmospheric chemistry, radioactive contamination, and environmental impact assessment. Among the recent publications are:

  • Modeling Transition Metals in East Asia and Japan and Its Emission Sources, 2020, GeoHealth
  • Rain-induced bioecological resuspension of radiocaesium in a polluted forest in Japan, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Deposition and Dispersion of Radio-Cesium Released due to the Fukushima Nuclear Accident: 2. Sensitivity to Aerosol Microphysical Properties of Cs-Bearing Microparticles (CsMPs), 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Temporal variations of 90Sr and 137Cs in atmospheric depositions after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident with long-term observations, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Comparison of three aerosol representations of NHM-Chem (v1.0) for the simulations of air quality and climate-relevant variables, 2021, Geoscientific Model Development

Their frequent coauthors include Mizuo Kajino, Kouji Adachi, Kazuyuki Kita, Takeshi Kinase, and Tsuyoshi Thomas Sekiyama, reflecting ongoing collaborations within their research community.

Yasuhito's work appears regularly in journals such as Scientific Reports, Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, Atmospheric Environment, GeoHealth, and the Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. The emphasis on publications in Scientific Reports highlights a focus on multidisciplinary scientific dissemination.

Their research topics emphasize the intersection of nuclear science and environmental impact, including:

  • Radioactive contamination and transfer
  • Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
  • Nuclear and radioactivity studies
  • Radioactive element chemistry and processing
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Nuclear Materials and Properties

Best Publications

  • Emission of spherical cesium-bearing particles from an early stage of the Fukushima nuclear accident

    Kouji Adachi;Mizuo Kajino;Yuji Zaizen;Yasuhito Igarashi

  • Re-construction and updating our understanding on the global weapons tests 137Cs fallout

    Michio Aoyama;Katsumi Hirose;Yasuhito Igarashi

  • Detection of uranium and chemical state analysis of individual radioactive microparticles emitted from the Fukushima nuclear accident using multiple synchrotron radiation X-ray analyses.

    Yoshinari Abe;Yushin Iizawa;Yasuko Terada;Kouji Adachi

  • Initial flux of sediment-associated radiocesium to the ocean from the largest river impacted by Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

    Yosuke Yamashiki;Yuichi Onda;Hugh G. Smith;William H. Blake

  • Analysis of the 50-year records of the atmospheric deposition of long-lived radionuclides in Japan

    K. Hirose;Y. Igarashi;M. Aoyama

  • Seasonal and spatial variation of atmospheric 210Pb and 7Be deposition: features of the Japan Sea side of Japan.

    Masayoshi Yamamoto;Aya Sakaguchi;Keiichi Sasaki;Katsumi Hirose

  • Recent trends of plutonium fallout observed in Japan: plutonium as a proxy for desertification.

    Katsumi Hirose;Yasuhito Igarashi;Michio Aoyama;C. K. Kim

  • Plutonium isotopes in seas around the Korean Peninsula

    C.K Kim;C.S Kim;B.U Chang;S.W Choi

  • First successful isolation of radioactive particles from soil near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

    Yukihiko Satou;Keisuke Sueki;Kimikazu Sasa;Kouji Adachi

  • A review of Cs-bearing microparticles in the environment emitted by the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident

    Yasuhito Igarashi;Toshihiro Kogure;Yuichi Kurihara;Hikaru Miura

  • Analysis of two forms of radioactive particles emitted during the early stages of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station accident

    Yukihiko Satou;Keisuke Sueki;Kimikazu Sasa;Hideki Yoshikawa

  • Recent deposition of 90Sr and 137Cs observed in Tsukuba

    Yasuhito Igarashi;Makiko Otsuji-Hatori;Katsumi Hirose

  • Resuspension: decadal monitoring time series of the anthropogenic radioactivity deposition in Japan.

    Yasuhito Igarashi;Michio Aoyama;Katsumi Hirose;Takashi Miyao

  • Low level 137Cs measurements in deep seawater samples

    M Aoyama;K Hirose;T Miyao;Y Igarashi

  • What Anthropogenic Radionuclides ( 90 Sr and 137 Cs in Atmospheric Deposition, Surface Soils and Aeolian Dusts Suggest for Dust Transport over Japan

    Yasuhito Igarashi;Michio Aoyama;Katsumi Hirose;Pavel Povinec

  • Fukushima Daiichi–derived radionuclides in the atmosphere, transport and deposition in Japan: A review

    Anne Mathieu;Mizuo Kajino;Mizuo Kajino;Irène Korsakissok;Raphaël Périllat

  • Application of a high resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer to the measurement of long-lived radionuclides

    Chang-Kyu Kim;Riki Seki;Shigemitsu Morita;Shin-Ichi Yamasaki

  • Daily intakes of 232Th and 238U in Japanese males.

    Shiraishi K;Igarashi Y;Takaku Y;Masuda K

  • Fog and rain water chemistry at Mt. Fuji : a case study during the September 2002 campaign

    Koichi Watanabe;Yusaku Takebe;Nobuhiro Sode;Yasuhito Igarashi

  • Deposition behaviors of 210Pb, 7Be and thorium isotopes observed in Tsukuba and Nagasaki, Japan

    Katsumi Hirose;Teruyuki Honda;S. Yagishita;Yasuhito Igarashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Katsumi Hirose
Katsumi Hirose Sophia University
Kouji Adachi
Kouji Adachi Japan Meteorological Agency
Michio Aoyama
Michio Aoyama University of Tsukuba
Mizuo Kajino
Mizuo Kajino Japan Meteorological Agency
Kazuyuki Kita
Kazuyuki Kita Ibaraki University
Yuichi Onda
Yuichi Onda University of Tsukuba
Naohiro Yoshida
Naohiro Yoshida Tokyo Institute of Technology
Haruo Tsuruta
Haruo Tsuruta University of Tokyo
Nobuo Sugimoto
Nobuo Sugimoto National Institute for Environmental Studies
Keiya Yumimoto
Keiya Yumimoto Kyushu University

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