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Radiological consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl NPP were recently revisited by the UN Chernobyl Forum (2003-2005) and UNSCEAR (2005-2008). For the first time environmental impacts were considered in detail, including radioactive contamination ...
M. I. Balonov
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Background Elevated levels of environmental ionizing radiation can be a selective pressure for wildlife by producing reactive oxygen species and DNA damage. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms that are affected are not known. Results We isolated
Venla Mustonen +6 more
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The Impact of Chernobyl on Health and Labour Market Performance [PDF]
Using longitudinal data from Ukraine we examine the extent of any long-lasting effects of radiation exposure from the Chernobyl disaster on the health and labour market performance of the adult workforce.
Hartmut Lehmann, Jonathan Wadsworth
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The article discusses the issues associated with the current exposure of the population of 14 regions of Russia due to the Chernobyl accident, identified tasks facing Rospotrebnadzor today.
G. J. Bruk +16 more
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Aim. To study pathogenetic mechanisms and cardiovascular risk factors prospective cohort study in liquidators of consequences of Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster 13-20 years after an accident.Material and methods.
R. G. Oganov +6 more
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It has been hypothesized that radiation-induced oxidative stress is the mechanism for a wide range of negative impacts on biota living in radioactively contaminated areas around Chernobyl.
Smith, Jim +5 more
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Pediatric Thyroid Cancer in Europe: An Overdiagnosed Condition? A Literature Review
Thyroid neoplastic pathology is the most common form of cancer associated with radiation exposure. The most common histopathological type of thyroid carcinoma is the differentiated thyroid cancer (these include papillary and follicular type), which ...
Andreea-Ioana Stefan +5 more
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The Long-Term Effects of the Chernobyl Catastrophe on Subjective Well-Being and Mental Health [PDF]
This paper assesses the long-term subjective well-being and mental health toll of the Chernobyl disaster of 1986 in the general Ukrainian population and estimates the monetary differential necessary to compensate victims of the catastrophe.
Danzer (née Weisshaar), Natalia +1 more
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The Chernobyl disaster on April 26th, 1986, led to the emission of radioactive substances such as iodine-131 and radioactive cesium. As the Soviet Union did not control food distribution and intake, residents were exposed to high levels of internal ...
Yamashita, Shunichi, Takamura, Noboru
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