An unknown source of reactor radionuclides in the Baltic Sea revealed by multi-isotope fingerprints
Anthropogenic activities lead to the accumulation of radioactive substances in the environment. Here the authors use multi-isotopic fingerprints of uranium and iodine to discover a previously unknown source of reactor uranium in the Baltic Sea, likely sourced from a Swedish nuclear facility.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Jixin Qiao,
Haitao Zhang,
Peter Steier,
Karin Hain,
Xiaolin Hou,
Vesa-Pekka Vartti,
Gideon M. Henderson,
Mats Eriksson,
Ala Aldahan,
Göran Possnert,
Robin Golser |
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| Format: | Article
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Nature Publishing Group
2021-02-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21059-w
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