The biological concentration effect of radionuclides in marine fish has exacerbated public anxiety about seafood security in the context of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water discharged into the ocean. However, the most polluted port near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) has seldom been investigated, especially for radioactivity in marine fish. In this study, decadal observations of radiocesium in marine fis...

The objective of this study was to elucidate the effects of urea concentration on soil water distribution and nitrogen transport and transformation. Soil box tests were carried out in the laboratory for the multidirectional cross‐infiltration of urea fertilizer solutions with concentrations of 2.0, 4.0, 6.0 and 8.0 g l¯¹ to study the characteristics of soil water distribution and nitrogen transport and transformation in the pr...

In response to our paper on the evolutionary history of the Chinese flora, Qian suggests that certain features of the divergence time estimation employed might have led to biased conclusions in Lu et al (2018). Here, we consider Qian's specific criticisms, explore the extent of uncertainty in the data and demonstrate that (i) no systematic bias toward dates that are too young or too old is detected in Lu et al.; (ii) constrain...