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The measurement of re-suspended materials during cleanup operations is
currently a concern at many formally-contaminated locations that are
being restored. This paper addresses this issue by indicating that the
yearly Pu-239, Pu-240 air concentrations increased by a factor of 6 d
ue to re-suspension during cleanup operations at Mururoa. Five sites o
n the atoll were monitored continuously from 1986 to 1991. The data pr
esented are compared with other dam from various parts of the world.