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Abstract
Cleanup activities at the Fukushima Daiichi site will include the release of tritium to ocean waters. Although the dose is small compared with natural background radiation, a study now shows that uptake of the tritium by algae and subsequent trophic transfer could potentially result in an increased dose to humans.
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