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After Chernobyl nuclear accident: The wild boar paradox, finally solved

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after chernobyl nuclear accident the wild boar paradox finally solved
after chernobyl nuclear accident the wild boar paradox finally solved

While the contamination of deer and roe deer decreased over time as expected, the measured levels of radioactivity in the meat of wild boar remained surprisingly high — higher than the half-life of cesium would suggest. For many years, this ‘wild boar paradox’ was considered unsolved. Now an explanation has been found: It is a late aftermath of the nuclear weapons tests from the 1960s.

Source: ScienceDaily.com