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Multiple factors go into effective nuclear test monitoring, such as looking for the presence of certain radionuclides in the atmosphere.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
In that case, radionuclides would have been spewed over a wide area, possibly including Tokyo.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Organisms that live in or on sediment, such as worms, shellfish, and bottom feeders, could be exposed to high radionuclide concentrations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Jan. 2012
Accumulation of radionuclides in marine sediment is the main concern, says Buesseler.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Jan. 2012
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
In that case, radionuclides would have been spewed over a wide area, possibly including Tokyo.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Organisms that live in or on sediment, such as worms, shellfish, and bottom feeders, could be exposed to high radionuclide concentrations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Jan. 2012
Accumulation of radionuclides in marine sediment is the main concern, says Buesseler.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Jan. 2012
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“Radionuclide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radionuclide. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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radionuclide
noun
ra·dio·nu·clide
-ˈn(y)ü-ˌklīd 
: a radioactive nuclide
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