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Détermination de faibles quantités de radiostrontium dans les os humains

CHIMIA, 1961
The measurement in human bones of the contamination by the strontium-90 from the stratospheric radioactive fallout requires highly sensitive apparatus.
Pierre Lerch, Macro Quijano, Georges Banna   +2 more
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CLOSE-IN FALLOUT

, 1957
The phenomenon of radioactive fallout from an atomic explosion is described, and a quantitative technique for determining the distribution of radioactive material on the ground is developed.
R. R. Rapp, S. M. Greenfield, W. W. Kellogg   +2 more
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REVIEW: Exposing the US nuclear test legacy in the Marshall Islands

Pacific Journalism Review, 2006
The world's worst nuclear reactor accident occurred in late April 1986 at Chernobyl, in the Ukraine. Hundreds of thousands of people and millions of square miles of land were contaminated by radioactive fallout spewed from the reactor meltdown.
Giff Johnson
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RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT

, 2014
Citation: 'radioactive fallout' in the IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed.; International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. 10.1351/goldbook.R05085 • License: The IUPAC Gold Book is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike CC BY-SA 4.0 International for individual terms.
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Fallout and You [PDF]

, 1970
This publication provides information on the effects of nuclear explosions and radioactive fallout on humans and animals. It presents the essential elements of survival in this nuclear age.
Vandall, Arthur, Peterson, William
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Trace americium contamination sources in the environment can be detected using 243Am/241Am

Communications Earth & Environment
Despite the widespread presence of americium in the environment since the 1950s from nuclear activities, the use of americium isotopic composition to trace contamination sources has not been investigated.
Elena Chamizo, Mercedes López-Lora, Antonio J. López-Fuentes   +2 more
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[News Clip: Fallout training]

, 1959
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Federal Aviation Agency men receiving training for radioactive ...
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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Preliminary Study on Mosses and Lichens as Bioindicators for Radioactive Fallout Monitoring [PDF]

Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
Background: The objective of this study is to investigate the suitability of moss and lichen as bioindicators that can substitute for existing bioindicators, such as mugwort and pine needles.
Dong-Myung Lee, Su Jung An, Inhee Choi, Jiyon Lee   +3 more
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[News Clip: Fallout]

, 1958
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the U. S. Weather Bureau, located at the Carter Field airport, utilized radiological measuring equipment to test any sample of radioactive fallout in preparation ...
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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Actinides, accelerators and erosion

EPJ Web of Conferences, 2012
Fallout isotopes can be used as artificial tracers of soil erosion and sediment accumulation. The most commonly used isotope to date has been 137Cs. Concentrations of 137Cs are, however, significantly lower in the Southern Hemisphere, and furthermore ...
Fifield L.K., Tims S.G.
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