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Field-Based Methods

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During the fieldwork component of this study, a number of radiation detection and characterisation methods were utilised. Some of these represented conventional methods employed for routine on-site characterisation, others, however, were developed for, or in response to specific challenges and environments that presented during this work.

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Martin, P.G. (2019). Field-Based Methods. In: The 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17191-9_3

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