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Evaluates technetium-99 levels in low-volume environmental samples, indicating detectable presence in various ecosystems.
The long-lived fission product Technetium-99 ( 99 Tc, t 1/2 = (2.111 ± 0.012)×10 5 years) was successfully detected in small-volume (10 L, and 1g, respectively) environmental samples such as Pacific Ocean and river...
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