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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-5481-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-5481-2013
Research article
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15 Aug 2013
Research article |  | 15 Aug 2013

Cesium, iodine and tritium in NW Pacific waters – a comparison of the Fukushima impact with global fallout

P. P. Povinec, M. Aoyama, D. Biddulph, R. Breier, K. Buesseler, C. C. Chang, R. Golser, X. L. Hou, M. Ješkovský, A. J. T. Jull, J. Kaizer, M. Nakano, H. Nies, L. Palcsu, L. Papp, M. K. Pham, P. Steier, and L. Y. Zhang

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