residual
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Societies would need to eliminate all emissions they reasonably can, then counterbalance the "residual" emissions that cannot be removed.
From Science Daily
“It will take time, and there will be residual effects for days,” said Airlines for America, a trade group representing commercial carriers.
“And there’s been a lot of reasons for why this process takes so long. But, from a radiological perspective, the actual residual radioactivity at the site is pretty modest.”
From Los Angeles Times
M&S said in the second half of the year it forecast profits would recover to the levels seen in 2024, "as the residual effects of the incident continue to reduce in the coming months."
From BBC
The group forecast that its second-half profit would be "at least in line with last year, as the residual effects of the incident continue to reduce in the coming months".
From Barron's
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