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Surface seawater measurements of 239+240Pu, 238Pu, 241Am and 137Cs have been carried out in the North Sea and western Atlantic. Statistical analysis demonstrated that the discharges by fuel reprocessing plants in the UK are affecting plutonium activities in these sea areas. A difference in behaviour of americium to plutonium was also observed.
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Murray, C., Kautsky, H., Hoppenheit, M. et al. Actinide activities in water entering the northern North Sea. Nature 276, 225–230 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/276225a0
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