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We report results of air monitoring started due to the recent natural catastrophe on 11 March 2011 in Japan and the severe ensuing damage to the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear reactor complex.
A. Knecht +20 more
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RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION: AN OVERVIEW
The civilian radioactive waste encompasses a wide range of materials, most of the current debate focuses on highly radioactive spent fuel from nuclear power plants. Other types of civilian radioactive waste have also generated by nuclear power plants, medical institutions, industrial operations, and research activities.
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Independent Expert Scientific Panel – Report on Unconventional Oil and Gas [PDF]
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Curran, J. +8 more
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An Review Article on Radioactive Pollution
Radioactive pollution is defined as the increase in the natural radiation levels caused by human activities. The human activities that can release radiation involve activities with radioactive materials such as mining, handling and processing of radioactive materials, handling and storage of radioactive waste, as well as the use of radioactive ...
Dr Sangeeta Gautam, Aithekar, Vijay
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Environmental Racism and Biased Methods of Risk Assessment [PDF]
Based on analysis of a risk assessment for a proposed Louisiana uranium enrichment facility, the authors argue that environmental injustice occurs when assessors\u27 scientific methods cause de facto ...
Shrader-Frechette, Kristin S. +1 more
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Determination of 90Sr in water by direct measurement using liquid scintillation counter
Results of research showing the possibility of direct measurements of 90Sr on liquid scintillation spectrometer using registration of the Cherenkov luminescence and radiation in scintillation cocktail on a series of water samples, collected on territory ...
G. V. Laptev +2 more
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In this work, the removal of the radioactive element Cs-137 from actual radioactive wastewater was studied by batch adsorption studies. To lower the dangers of radioactive contamination, bentonite, a naturally occurring clay mineral, was used as an ...
Wasan A. Muslim +3 more
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Recent expeditions to the cold, northern waters of the Arctic have revealed giant deep-sea coral reefs. In this article, Tina Kerby and Jason Hall-Spencer describe the latest findings from a project to study these surprising ...
Hall-Spencer, JM, Kerby, T
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A study for atmospheric transport is essential for the consequence assessment of severe nuclear accidents since radionuclides could be released from the nuclear facility into the atmosphere and cause radioactive pollution in the environment.
Zhenhui Ma +11 more
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Surface activity levels of 7Be, 210Pb, 40K and other atmospheric species and teh influence of African air mass intrusions [PDF]
The high frequency of mineral dust plumes blown across from Africa to the Iberian Peninsula significantly affects dust levels in the atmosphere. Therefore, it is of great interest to analyse and quantify the African dust loading over the region due to ...
Cabello, María +6 more
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