Arctic Radiation Levels Fall After Accident, Tests
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Atomic radiation levels are beginning to decline in the Arctic, years after Soviet nuclear weapons tests and the Chernobyl nuclear accident spewed their fallout over the region, according to a study released Tuesday by the Norwegian Nuclear Protection Authority.
The team said it had taken longer for levels to subside in the Arctic than elsewhere because tundra vegetation absorbed more radiation than most plants. That radiation is then passed to animals, and in turn to people.
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