@article{oai:tsuyama-nit.repo.nii.ac.jp:00001012, author = {Yamaguchi, Daizo and Furukawa, Kazumi and Takasuga, Masaya and Watanabe, Koki}, journal = {Scientific Reports}, month = {Aug}, note = {Here we present the first report of a carbon-γ-Fe(2)O(3) nanoparticle composite of mesoporous carbon, bearing COOH- and phenolic OH- functional groups on its surface, a remarkable and magnetically separable adsorbent, for the radioactive material emitted by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. Contaminated water and soil at a level of 1,739 Bq kg(−1) ((134)Cs and (137)Cs at 509 Bq kg(−1) and 1,230 Bq kg(−1), respectively) and 114,000 Bq kg(−1) ((134)Cs and (137)Cs at 38,700 Bq kg(−1) and 75,300 Bq kg(−1), respectively) were decontaminated by 99% and 90% respectively with just one treatment carried out in Nihonmatsu city in Fukushima. Since this material is remarkably high performance, magnetically separable, and a readily applicable technology, it would reduce the environmental impact of the Fukushima accident if it were used.}, title = {A Magnetic Carbon Sorbent for Radioactive Material from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident}, volume = {4}, year = {2014} }