Historical reconstruction of Plutonium contamination in the Swiss-Italian Alps

Plutonium is present in the environment as a consequence of atmospheric nuclear tests carried out in the 1960s, nuclear weapons production and releases by the nuclear industry over the past 50 years. Approximately 6 tons of 239Pu have been released into the environment as a result of 541 atmospheric...

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Main Authors: Gabrieli J., Cozzi G., Vallelonga P., Schwikowski M., Sigl M., Boutron C., Barbante C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2013-04-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
Subjects:
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20130114001