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radioactive fallout  

Definition

  • Radioactive particles that reach the Earth’s surface following release into the atmosphere by nuclear explosions or nuclear accidents. [See alsocaesium-137, fallout] John A. Matthews Swansea University. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; radioactive fallout]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-FGQZV8HD-2

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