Ken Buesseler, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Ken Buesseler, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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WHOI marine chemist Ken Buesseler, pictured on a research vessel off the coast of Japan in 2013, has been tracking the spread of radionuclides released from Fukushima since 2011. In October, Buesseler and the research team will return to Japan to redeploy more sediment traps.

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