Algae

[Kjell Johansen <kjell.johansen@wepco.com>]

In addition to the radionuclides mentioned by David Whitfill, it should
be noted that in the Great Lakes filamentous algae are good
concentrators of Pu.  In a former lifetime I used to do radiolimnology
of the Great Lakes.  A friend of mine from Argonne who was interested in
Pu used to carry a supply of plastic bags in his pockets just so he
could collect filamentous algae from the shoreline at each of the
locations the research vessel docked each evening.

Kjell Johansen
Wisconsin Electric Power Company
Milwaukee
kjell.johansen@wepco.com

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