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8. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REMEDIAL ACTION
Pages 83-84

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... Knowledge of the chemistry of cesium and plutonium and an understanding of tropical ecosystems can be used to devise a set of potential remedial actions. The following constitute means of remedial actions -- not meant to be all-inclusive -- that could substantially reduce the amount of radiation received by people living on Rongelap.
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... in reducing cesium-137 in coconuts grown on Bikini and in increasing plant growth in the relatively potassium-deficient tropical soils of the northern Marshall Islands. Potassium chloride is a common fertilizer used in the United States with no known detrimental health effects when used in the concentrations commonly applied as a commercial fertilizer.
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