Fukushima nuclear accident recorded in Tibetan Plateau snow pits
Fukushima nuclear accident recorded in Tibetan Plateau snow pits
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United States: Public Library of Science
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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. The timing of these peaks suggests that the high radioactivity resulted from the Fukushima nuclear accident that occurre...
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Fukushima nuclear accident recorded in Tibetan Plateau snow pits
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1652196835
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1652196835
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0116580
