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Ocean Contamination in the Wake of Japan's 3.11 Disaster

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Miguel Quintana
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Radioactive particles released after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant continue to spread along the seashore and rivers of eastern Japan, creating underwater hotspots as far as Tokyo Bay, according to recent scientific studies. But the full magnitude and impact of the contamination, already considered the largest case of unintended marine pollution by radionuclides in history, has yet to be established.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 10 , Issue 11 , March 2012 , e9
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