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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-2497-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-2497-2013
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15 Apr 2013
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Vertical distributions of plutonium isotopes in marine sediment cores off the Fukushima coast after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident

W. T. Bu, J. Zheng, T. Aono, K. Tagami, S. Uchida, J. Zhang, M. C. Honda, Q. J. Guo, and M. Yamada

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