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Impact of Environmental Radiation on the Health and Reproductive Status of Fish from Chernobyl.
Aquatic organisms at Chernobyl have now been chronically exposed to environmental radiation for three decades. The biological effects of acute exposure to radiation are relatively well documented, but much less is known about the long-term effects of ...
A. Lerebours +10 more
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What's new? The 1986 Chernobyl accident led to widespread radioactive contamination across parts of Europe, with elevated childhood leukaemia rates observed in heavily affected areas of Ukraine. Data on long‐term haematological and other non‐thyroid cancer risk in the general population in heavily contaminated regions, however, remain limited.
Ljubica Zupunski +10 more
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Muroid rodent communities in areas with varying degrees of fire damage: the Chernobyl polygons
As a result of climate change, forest fires are becoming a common factor in the dynamics of ecosystems in the forest zone of Ukraine, but the assessment of the consequences of this shift in the ecological situation is in the process of pilot studies.
Denys Vyshnevskyi
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Thirty years after the Chernobyl accident: What lessons have we learnt?
April 2016 sees the 30(th) anniversary of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. As a consequence of the accident populations were relocated in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and remedial measures were put in place to reduce the entry of ...
N. Beresford +5 more
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ABSTRACT Background Sirenomelia is a rare congenital condition most notably characterized by a single lower limb. Previous studies have suggested a prevalence of approximately 1 per 100,000 births. However, in Wales 17 cases were recorded between 1998 and 2016, suggesting a higher rate of sirenomelia in this country.
Chris Emmerson +30 more
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Considerations in relation to off-site emergency procedures and response for nuclear accidents [PDF]
The operation of nuclear facilities has, fortunately, not led to many accidents with off-site consequences. However, it is well-recognised that should a large release of radioactivity occur, the effects in the surrounding area and population will be ...
Arnold +59 more
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A risk classification of registered pesticides in Brazil was conducted, and the contribution of food to cumulative pesticide exposure was evaluated. Model diets were proposed, based on Brazilian consumption patterns. Abstract BACKGROUND Pesticide residue exposure assessments can be carried out during both the pre‐regulation and post‐regulation phases ...
Bianca Figueiredo de Mendonça Pereira +1 more
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THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT AS A CULTURAL TRAUMA OF UKRAINE
The article analyzes theoretical approaches to the study of the consequences of the Chernobyl tragedy in the context of cultural searches of modernity in the prospect of "memorial paradigm." The aim is to bring the concept of perception of the Chernobyl ...
Ya. O. Yakovlieva
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The problem of cadets' adaptation to the conditions of professional activity of fire-resque servise.
V.M. Pokalyuk
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137CS gamma-ray detection at Summit, Greenland [PDF]
Global fall-out from atmospheric testing of thermonuclear weapons produced horizon markers corresponding to the initiation of testing in 1953 and the maximum fall-out in 1963.
Dibb, Jack E., Dunphy, P. P.
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