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> Tritium is already present in the ocean Would that be like saying "carbon dioxide is already present in the atmosphere"?
by teawrecks 4y ago
> Tritium is already present in the ocean
Would that be like saying "carbon dioxide is already present in the atmosphere"?
- DennisP 4y agoWe've increased the atmosphere's CO2 concentration by 50%. A few grams of tritium won't significantly change its concentration in the ocean.
- forty 4y agoIs that true locally though? There is sure a lot of water in the ocean, but it's still possible to poison stuff locally, wherever you drop the stuff is going to have higher concentration, at least for a short while.
- yreg 4y agoAnother commenter down the thread: >The process for releasing typically dilutes to a standard level before releasing into the ocean/ other water way. So when it's released, it's already at a level you could swim in (drink?), there's no process for it accumulating into a more concentrated form in the ocean, and it has a half-life of 12 years.
- janmalec 4y agoIt would be if we added way more tritium. We are adding a very small amount compared to what is already there naturally and even that will decay away.