[ RadSafe ] Radioactive Cars from Japan

[Otto G. Raabe]

At 02:05 PM 11/16/2011, Ed Baratta wrote:
>What radionuclides have they detected?
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Primarily Cs-137, but also some Cs-134

Cesium is highly soluble in water in all of its chemical forms but 
can exchanged into clay and back exchanged as well. Hence, it tends 
to be diluted very quickly in the natural environment.

Otto

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