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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-2313-2012
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01 Mar 2012
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Xenon-133 and caesium-137 releases into the atmosphere from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant: determination of the source term, atmospheric dispersion, and deposition
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