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Radioactively-hot particles detected in dusts and soils from Northern Japan

Radioactively-hot particles detected in dusts and soils from Northern Japan by combination of gamma spectrometry, autoradiography, and SEM/EDS analysis and implications in radiation risk assessment, Science Direct

Author links open overlay panel MarcoKaltofenaArnieGundersenb
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.091

Highlights

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Radioactive particles from Fukushima are tracked via dusts, soils, and sediments.

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Radioactive dust impacts are tracked in both Japan and the United States/Canada.

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Atypically-radioactive particles from reactor cores are identified in house dusts.

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Scanning electron microscopy with X-ray analysis is used for forensic examinations.

…………https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717317953

April 14, 2018 - Posted by | environment, Reference, USA

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