However, no plants thrive on soil contaminated by the alkali metal cesium.
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In the image to the right we are using a cesium vapor magnetometer to locate buried drums and waste on an old landfill site.
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It burns with a brilliant blue flame - the name cesium derives from the sky-blue lines in its spectrum.
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Subsequent clocks used cesium (an alkaline electropositive metal) to function, resulting in the 1958 release of the first commercial atomic clock available at a cost of $20,000.
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The main radio nuclide responsible for the continuation of restrictions is radio cesium, which is taken up by vegetation and ingested by sheep.
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The samples have been analyzed at the University of Bangor in Wales and found to contain americium, cesium and cobalt.