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This paper is an introduction to the problems of dumping at sea of radioactive wastes. A short survey is given on the dumping actions previously performed, the legal justification by international treaties, and the most important radioecological questions.
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Dem Fachinformationszentrum IV danke ich für die Durchführung einer sehr ergiebigen Literaturrecherche (Bearbeiter H. Prinz).
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König, L.A. Meeresversenkung radioaktiver Abfälle. Naturwissenschaften 70, 430–433 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01079608
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