"Uncovering Earth's History through Nuclear Fallout"
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Nuclear fallout from a bomb can stay in the atmosphere for years and can settle back to the ground, poisoning it in the process. Fallout raining from the sky is just one way people are exposed — food is another common culprit. Radioactive fallout has been found in the muscle tissue of sea creatures that inhabit the deepest ocean trenches.
Topics:world#atmospheric-contamination#nuclear-fallout#nuclear-physicist#ocean-contamination#radioactive-material#science
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