Category: Radioactivity of the air
Forest Fires in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (Update October 2024)
Traces of 137Cs detected in the air over Europe following wildfires in the Chernobyl exclusion zone in September 2024
Monitoring of the radiological situation in Switzerland and Ukraine
Saharan dust events
Saharan dust events contribute to the aerosol load over Switzerland, mostly during spring and autumn. These events can be detected accurately with continuous measurements at the Jungfraujoch and at the aerological station in Payerne. …….
Traces of artificial radionuclides in Scandinavia
The Scandinavian authorities announced on their websites that artificial radionuclides were detected in the air in the first half of June 2020. The measured concentrations of radionuclides are very low and pose no danger to humans or the environment.
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