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The standard should be, if Cesium-137 or other isotopes of concern are detectable in food items, they ought to be pulled off ...

Detecting ever lower amounts of ionising radiation with ever better methods – sci-entists have had this goal since the start of the nuclear age. In addition to natural radiation, mankind is exposed to ...