Unsuspected Pathway (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Unsuspected Pathway

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The new study revealed a previously unsuspected pathway for radioactive material to be transported, stored for years, and subsequently released far from the site where it was initially discharged.

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llustration by Natalie Renier, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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