In March 2011, large amounts of radionuclides were released into the environment as a result of an accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP). Approximately 13–15 PBq of caesium-137 (hereinafter, 137Cs, physical half-life of 30 years) was released from the FDNPP accident1,2, and as a result, 137Cs became a major […] More
Physicochemical characteristics of LD slag The major elements of the Linz-Donawitz converter slag (LD slag) were Ca, Fe, Al, Si and Mn, while the minor elements were As, Ba, Cd, Cr, Pb, Se, Ag, Sb, Ni, Zn, and Co (Supplementary Table S1). The ASTM (American Standards for Testing Materials) water leachate and the TCLP (Toxicity Characteristic […] More
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WHERE I WORK 21 April 2020 Andrew Digby works to protect the kakapo, a critically endangered and charismatic New Zealand species of parrot. Amber Dance Amber Dance is a freelance writer in Los Angeles, California. Search for this author in: Andrew Digby is Science Adviser Kakapo/Takahe for the New Zealand Department of Conservation. Credit: Deidre […] More
Oceanography and protist community composition In summer 2012, the Arctic Ocean experienced an unprecedented decline in sea ice, resulting in a record sea ice minimum5. It has previously been shown that profound sea ice melt in summer 2012 led to increases in the light conditions and nutrient supply, affecting the microbial community and increasing net […] More
