Wildfires in Chornobyl Exclusion zone (IMAGE)

University of Tsukuba

Wildfires in Chornobyl Exclusion zone

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Production of charred residues by the wildfires promotes the leaching of radionuclides, and contributes to increased radionuclide concentrations in river water.

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Denis Vishnevskiy

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