Contamination of the Air by Radioactivity from the 1958 Nuclear Tests in the Pacific

By the use of bomb-produced tungsten-185 tracer, debris from the 1958 nuclear tests (Hardtack) held at the U.S. Pacific Proving Ground have been identified as they appeared in the ground-level air along the 80th meridian. A large amount of radioactivity from these tests appeared in South America, pa...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1959-07, Vol.130 (3368), p.161-162
Main Authors: Lockhart, L. B., Baus, R. A., Patterson, R. L., Saunders, A. W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Drosophila
Female animals
Fission products
Genetic mutation
Hemispheres
Insect larvae
Mating behavior
Northern hemisphere
Nuclear Warfare
Old Medline
Radioactive decay
Radioactivity
Radioisotopes
South America
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Summary:By the use of bomb-produced tungsten-185 tracer, debris from the 1958 nuclear tests (Hardtack) held at the U.S. Pacific Proving Ground have been identified as they appeared in the ground-level air along the 80th meridian. A large amount of radioactivity from these tests appeared in South America, particularly at the high-altitude collecting stations.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.130.3368.161