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Lost in the glow: understanding the impact of light pollution on storm-petrels

Avian Conservation and Ecology
Seabirds are highly susceptible to human-induced threats such as light pollution, which alters their behavior and leads to increased mortality rates. Reports of storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae) affected by light pollution exist worldwide, yet the population ...
Rodrigo A Medina-Franco, Patricia Sangiorgi, Armando Valdés-Velásquez   +2 more
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Analysis of External Surface Irregularities on Fukushima-Derived Fallout Particles

Frontiers in Energy Research, 2017
Three large high radioactivity particulate fragments, each several 100 μm in diameter, have been recovered from the region immediately surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Through the application of high-resolution electron and ion-beam
Peter George Martin, Yukihiko Satou, Ian Griffiths, David Richards, Thomas Scott   +4 more
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Forecasting and communicating the dispersion and fallout of ash during volcanic eruptions: lessons from the September 20, 2020 eruptive pulse at Sangay volcano, Ecuador

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022
Volcanic ash is a hazard to human health and activities. Accurate and timely forecasts coupled with effective communication about the dispersion and fallout of volcanic ash during explosive events are essential to reduce impacts on local communities and ...
Benjamin Bernard, Pablo Samaniego, Larry Mastin, Stephen Hernandez, Gerardo Pino, Jamie Kibler, Marjorie Encalada, Silvana Hidalgo, Nicole Vizuete   +8 more
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EC67-769 Fallout in Food [PDF]

, 1967
Extension Circular 67-769: Fallout in food; what fallout is, radiation hazard, radioactive isotopes, protection samples, and food inspection ...
Schultz, Elvin C.
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Some aspects of fallout

, 2014
The phenomenon of fallout due to nuclear explosion is discussed. Fallout is divided into three main types:(1)Local (2)Tropospheric and (3)Stratospheric. The occurrence and character of these three types in the case of explosion taking place at different ...
Jain, J. P.
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Assessment of heavy metals and radionuclides in dust fallout in the West Rand mining area of South Africa

Clean Air Journal, 2018
Windblown dust can contain radioactive materials from mining. These radionuclides when inhaled in dust produce ionizing radiation which damages the cells and tissues in the body.
Violet P. Dudu, Manny Mathuthu, Munyaradzi Manjoro   +2 more
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Assembling a Mosaic of the Future: The Post-Nuclear World of Fallout 3

Eludamos, 2009
Fallout is a series of role-playing games set in a prolonged nuclear age that follows the fictional Great War of 2077. Its story follows an alternate history scenario that branches from our history at about 1950.
Martin Pichlmair
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EC65-738 Last Minute Preparation - Storms, Fallout [PDF]

, 1965
Extension Circular 65-738: Last minute preparation for storms and fallout, how to prepare for a storm or radiation ...
Schultz, Elvin
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Fukushima nuclear accident recorded in Tibetan Plateau snow pits. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
The β radioactivity of snow-pit samples collected in the spring of 2011 on four Tibetan Plateau glaciers demonstrate a remarkable peak in each snow pit profile, with peaks about ten to tens of times higher than background levels.
Ninglian Wang, Xiaobo Wu, Natalie Kehrwald, Zhen Li, Quanlian Li, Xi Jiang, Jianchen Pu   +6 more
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Old World Blues: "Fallout" und das Spiel mit der Postapokalypse [PDF]

Die US-amerikanische Digital-Rollenspielreihe "Fallout" zeichnet sich seit den späten 1990er-Jahren nicht nur durch die Popularität und den ökonomischen Erfolg ihrer bisher fünfteiligen Hauptreihe sowie ihrer insgesamt fünf Serien-Ableger aus.

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