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Articles | Volume 15, issue 11
Articles | Volume 15, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-5151-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-5151-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 15, issue 11
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19 Nov 2021
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Accumulation of legacy fallout radionuclides in cryoconite on Isfallsglaciären (Arctic Sweden) and their downstream spatial distribution

Caroline C. Clason, Will H. Blake, Nick Selmes, Alex Taylor, Pascal Boeckx, Jessica Kitch, Stephanie C. Mills, Giovanni Baccolo, and Geoffrey E. Millward

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Our paper presents results of sample collection and subsequent geochemical analyses from the glaciated Isfallsglaciären catchment in Arctic Sweden. The data suggest that material found on the surface of glaciers, cryoconite, is very efficient at accumulating products of nuclear fallout transported in the atmosphere following events such as the Chernobyl disaster. We investigate how this compares with samples in the downstream environment and consider potential environmental implications.
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