seawater

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Seawater lead concentrations were highest in the month after the fire and in October, when the season’s first major rain had just washed months’ worth of urban pollution into the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

"Seawater has got loads of carbon in it compared to the air, about 150 times more," says Dr Halloran.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

Seawater is pumped up and sprayed over the exhaust gases, which means that the emissions of sulphur compounds do not reach the air.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2024

Seawater intrusion is the movement of saline water from the ocean or estuaries into freshwater systems.

From Scientific American • Oct. 13, 2023

Seawater was being pumped into the reactors at units 1, 2, and 3, pulling them farther from the brink of destruction every day.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland