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Aerosol radioactivity monitoring in Bratislava following the Chernobyl accident

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The radiation situation in Bratislava following the Chernobyl accident is discussed. Measurement results of γ- and α-radioactivity of aerosols are presented. The evolution of the activity ratios in air for some radionuclides is discussed. Their distribution indicates different transport and deposition properties for the volatile and nonvolatile fission products. The results are compared with long-term measurements of anthropogenic radionuclides released to the atmosphere by nuclear bomb tests.

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  1. Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Nuclear Physics, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina, 842 15, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

    P. Povinec, M. Chudý, I. Sýkora, J. Szarka, M. Pikna & K. Holý

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Povinec, P., Chudý, M., Sýkora, I. et al. Aerosol radioactivity monitoring in Bratislava following the Chernobyl accident. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 126, 467–478 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02164550

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