How to Use radionuclide in a Sentence

radionuclide

noun

• This year will mark the half-life of cesium-137, one of the most widespread and dangerous of the radionuclides released.
  — National Geographic, 18 Apr. 2016
• This year will mark the half-life of cesium-137, one of the most widespread and dangerous of the radionuclides released.
  — National Geographic, 18 Apr. 2016
• Could a single planet amass such a large stockpile of radionuclides?
  — Katherine Kornei, Science | AAAS, 1 Apr. 2020
• Some scientists say the impact of long-term, low-dose exposure to radionuclides is unknown and the release should be delayed.
  — Mari Yamaguchi, ajc, 28 June 2023
• The scientists measure the levels of various radionuclides that might be present.
  — Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 18 July 2023
• The latest samples, each of which was tested twice using different methods to detect the radionuclide, topped out at 2.9 picocuries per gram of soil.
  — John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2019
• But the problem is urgent, given the risk of radionuclides contaminating the Columbia River, a vital lifeline for cities, farms, tribes and wildlife in two states.
  — Ralph Vartabedian, New York Times, 31 May 2023
• Over the next two months, laboratory analyses detected very low amounts of iodine and other radionuclides across the country.
  — Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2017
• And that exposure estimate could vary wildly depending on the planet’s age, radionuclide abundance, and mass.
  — Katherine Kornei, Science | AAAS, 1 Apr. 2020
• There are also 69 radionuclide stations that stand ready to catch any radioactive particles that float by as a result of nuclear tests or accidents.
  — Rachel Becker, The Verge, 9 May 2018
• What impact will the long-term accumulation and concentration of radionuclides bring to the marine environment, food safety, and people’s health?
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 4 July 2023
• Other radionuclides will perhaps remain in the region forever.
  — Serhii Plokhy, Time, 26 Apr. 2018
• His death was ultimately attributed to drinking tea poisoned with radionuclide polonium-210.
  — Fox News, 2 Oct. 2018
• Radioactive materials, also known as radionuclides, are chemicals in which the atom is unstable.
  — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2023
• Three reactor cores melted down, releasing radionuclides into the air and, ultimately, the groundwater.
  — Allen Pierleoni, latimes.com, 11 May 2018
• One 2012 study found evidence that bluefin tuna had transported radionuclides – radioactive isotopes like the ones in nuclear wastewater – from Fukushima across the Pacific to California.
  — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 4 July 2023
• Rat snakes were used to gauge post-Fukushima radionuclide levels in the Abukuma Highlands, and hedgehogs with transmitter backpacks were found hibernating at unexpectedly high altitudes.
  — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 28 Sep. 2021
• At Hanford, the Energy Department does undertake environmental monitoring to measure radionuclide concentrations in the air, water, soils, fish and wildlife.
  — Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, 14 June 2018
• Engineering Analytics will specifically be measuring for plutonium, americium and uranium and seeing whether levels of the radionuclides are a hazard to human health.
  — John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 2 July 2019
• These are backed up by 16 radionuclide laboratories that provide independent analysis.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2017
• These are backed up by 16 radionuclide laboratories that provide independent analysis.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2017
• Health officials have pointed out that untreated, unfiltered water is a clear health risk, given the likelihood of pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and parasites, as well as naturally occurring contaminants, such as radionuclides and mineral deposits.
  — Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024