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Detailed analysis of 131I levels in rainwater and in three species of seaweed (Fucus distichus Linnaeus,
Macrocystis pyrifera, and Pyropia fallax) collected in southwest British Columbia and Bella Bella, B.C.,
Canada was performed using gamma-ray spectroscopy following the Fukushima nuclear power plant
accident on March 11, 2011. Maximum 131I activity was found to be 5.8(7) Bq/L in rainwater collected at
the campus of Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C. nine days after the accident. Concomi
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Monitoring rainwater and seaweed reveals the presence of 131I in southwest and central British Columbia, Canada following the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan
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Detailed analysis of 131I levels in rainwater and in three species of seaweed (Fucus distichus Linnaeus,
Macrocystis pyrifera, and Pyropia fallax) collected in southwest British Columbia and Bella Bella, B.C.,
Canada was performed using gamma-ray spectroscopy following the Fukushima nuclear power plant
accident on March 11, 2011. Maximum 131I activity was found to be 5.8(7) Bq/L in rainwater collected at
the campus of Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C. nine days after the accident. Concomi
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