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Long-Term Migration of Plutonium and Americium in Soil: A Multi-Year Laboratory Lysimeter Study

This multi-year laboratory lysimeter study on German agricultural soil reveals that while americium exhibits negligible upward migration over five years, plutonium demonstrates significant capillary-driven movement toward the soil surface, challenging current radioecological models that often overlook this pathway.

Original authors: Tim Schmalz, Lena Drieling, Nils Sassenberg, Simon Pottgießer, Beate Riebe, Clemens Walther

Published 2026-08-10
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Original authors: Tim Schmalz, Lena Drieling, Nils Sassenberg, Simon Pottgießer, Beate Riebe, Clemens Walther

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