Abstract:This article presents an overview of the major sources, transport pathways, and fate of anthropogenic radionuclides in the Arctic marine environment. The dominant anthropogenic radionuclides present in Arctic seawater, sediments, and marine biota are cesium‐137 (
137
Cs), plutonium‐239 (
239
Pu), plutonium‐240 (
240
Pu), technetium‐99 (
99
Tc), and strontium‐90 (
90
Sr). Major sources contrib… Show more
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