Observations of Fallout from the Fukushima Reactor Accident in San Francisco Bay Area Rainwater

We have observed fallout from the recent Fukushima Dai-ichi reactor accident in samples of rainwater collected in the San Francisco Bay area. Gamma ray spectra measured from these samples show clear evidence of fission products – (131,132)I, (132)Te, and (134,137)Cs. The activity levels we have meas...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Norman, Eric B., Angell, Christopher T., Chodash, Perry A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3177818/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21957447
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024330
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Sumario:We have observed fallout from the recent Fukushima Dai-ichi reactor accident in samples of rainwater collected in the San Francisco Bay area. Gamma ray spectra measured from these samples show clear evidence of fission products – (131,132)I, (132)Te, and (134,137)Cs. The activity levels we have measured for these isotopes are very low and pose no health risk to the public.

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