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Arctic Fjords, Glacier Retreat and Effects on Marine Biogeochemical Cycling of Iron

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Biogeochemical Iron Cycle, BeccaMGM ; CC BY-SA 4.0 , Link Potentially bioavailable iron produced through benthic cycling in glaciated Arctic fjords in Svalbard (LAUFER-MEISER et al. , 2021) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-21558-w Research Website: The benthic biogeochemical iron cycle in Arctic fjords ( GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel ) https://www.geomar.de/en/research/fb2/fb2-mg/geomicrobiology/translate-to-english-fjord-projekt Topographic Map of Svalbard , Oona Räisänen ( Mysid ) ; CC BY-SA 4.0 , Link Also... How does glacial discharge affect Marine biogeochemistry and primary production in the Arctic ? (HOPWOOD et al ., 2020) https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/14/1347/2020/tc-14-1347-2020-discussion.html Glacial controls on redox-sensitive trace element cycling in Arctic fjords sediments (Spitsbergen, Svalbard) [HERBERT et al., 2020] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016703719307586

Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Disaster: 10 years later...

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Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant Diagram by Sodacan ; CC BY-SA 3.0 , Link Fukushima disaster: What happened at the nuclear plant? (Asia News Desk, BBC News ; 10 March 2021) https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia-56252695#aoh=16154926006914&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s 10 years after Fukushima, safety is still nuclear power's greatest challenge (Kiyoshi KUROKAWA and Najmedin MESHKSTI, The Conversation UK ; March 5, 2021) https://theconversation.com/10-years-after-fukushima-safety-is-still-nuclear-powers-greatest-challenge-155541 Why cleaning Fukushima's damaged reactors will take another 30 years (Dennis NORMILE, Science ; March 4, 2021) https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/03/why-cleaning-fukushima-s-damaged-reactors-will-take-another-30-years Ten years after Fukushima:. Could new fuels make nuclear power safer? (Michael ALLEN, Physics World ; 23 February 2021) https://physicsworld.com/a/ten-years-after-fukushima-could-new-fu...