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Categories: Environment of Nevada, History of Utah, History of Washington (state), Environment of Washington (state), Environment of the Marshall Islands
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downwinder  downwinders
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Downwinders were individuals and communities in the intermountain between the Cascade and Rocky Mountain ranges primarily in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah but also in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho who were exposed to radioactive contamination or nuclear fallout from atmospheric or underground nuclear weapons testing, and nuclear accidents. Wikipedia
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Downwinders were individuals and communities in the intermountain between the Cascade and Rocky Mountain ranges primarily in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah but also in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho who were exposed to radioactive contamination or nuclear fallout from atmospheric or underground nuclear weapons testing, and nuclear accidents. Wikipedia
A person (or community) that lives downwind from a potential hazard (such as a nuclear power station). Wiktionary
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