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Science 28 September 1979:
Vol. 205. no. 4413, pp. 1383 - 1385
DOI: 10.1126/science.205.4413.1383
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Cosmos 954: Search for Airborne Radioactivity on Lichens in the Crash Area, Northwest Territories, Canada

H. W. TAYLOR 1, E. A. HUTCHISON 2, K. L. MCINNES 3, and J. SVOBODA 2

1 Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada LSL 1C6
2 Department of Botany, University of Toronto
3 Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Yellow knife, Northwest Territories, Canada

The fission product radioactivity detected on lichens in the vicinity of the impact area of the Soviet satellite Cosmos 954 does not exceed the background levels found in the general area as a result of past nuclear explosions.

Submitted on November 28, 1978
Revised on May 4, 1979

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