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Surface air concentrations of plutonium isotopes at the Vinca-Belgrade site for the period May 1–15, 1986, are reported. The increase in238Pu/239,240Pu ratios confirms that the source of plutonium in surface air was the Chernobyl accident.
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Manić-Kudra, S., Paligorić, D., Novković, D. et al. Plutonium isotopes in the surface air at Vinča-Belgrade site in May 1986. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 199, 27–34 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02163590
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