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Categories: Radiation health effects, Radiobiology, Nuclear weapons, Nuclear fallout, Aftermath of war

fallout radioactive dust radioactive fallout nuclear fallout fall out

The radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion WordNet 3.0

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The radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Nuclear fallout is the residual radioactive material propelled into the upper atmosphere following a nuclear blast, so called because it "falls out" of the sky after the explosion and the shock wave has passed. Wikipedia

Residual radiation hazard from a nuclear explosion. Wikipedia Disambiguation

The material that descends to the earth or water well beyond the site of a surface or subsurface nuclear explosion. OmegaWiki

The descent of airborne solid or liquid particles to the ground, which occurs when the speed at which they fall due to gravity exceeds that of any upward motion of the air surrounding them. OmegaWiki

The event of small airborne particles falling to the ground in significant quantities as a result of major industrial activity, volcano eruption, sandstorm, nuclear explosion, etc. Wiktionary

Event of airborne particles falling to the ground. Wiktionary (translation)

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dust

waste

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黒い雨

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

fallout, radioactive dust

Wikipedia

nuclear fallout

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nuclear fallout