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Samples analysed during this work fall into either one of two distinct categories; those smaller than 10 \({\upmu }\)m in maximum dimension (down to several hundreds of nm), and those considerably larger—greater than 100 \(\upmu \)m in typical dimensions. These smaller particles are henceforth termed atmospheric material or particulate, while the larger are conversely termed ejecta material or particulate. Atmospheric material was sampled via the collection of organic species onto which the fine-scale particles became trapped or adhered. The larger material, however, was sampled directly from the ground (dust and sediment samples). Details of both sampling strategies and isolation methods are hereby discussed.
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Martin, P.G. (2019). Samples and Preparation. In: The 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17191-9_4
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