129I/127I and Δ14C records in a modern coral from Rowley Shoals off northwestern Australia reflect the 20th-century human nuclear activities and ocean/atmosphere circulations.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2021.106593
Abstract: Radionuclides produced by 20th-century human nuclear activities from 1945 (e.g., atmospheric nuclear explosions and nuclear-fuel reprocessing) made significant impacts on earth's surface environments. Long-lived shallow-water corals living in tropical/subtropical seas incorporate the anthropogenically-produced radionuclides, including… read more here.
Keywords: 20th century; 129i 127i; increase; rowley shoals ... See more keywords