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The 25th Anniversary of the Chernobyl Accident [PDF]

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The nuclear accident at the Chernobyl plant in 1986 is described and a summary of its immediate effects on people and the environment outlined. Then there is a summary of the important parts of the literature on diseases and deaths resulting from ...
Simmons, Phil
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New Concept of eHealth for Improving Medical Infrastructure around Chernobyl [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The term "eHealth" refers to the use of digital data -transmitted, stored and retrieved electronically- in support of health care, both at local sites and at a distance.
Takamura, Noboru
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RADIATION AND HYGIENIC MONITORING OF THE TERRITORIES OF KALUGA REGION AFFECTED DUE TO THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT

open access: yesРадиационная гигиена, 2016
The article contains radiation and hygienic evaluation of situation on the territories of Kaluga region, affected by the Chernobyl NPP accident immediately after the accident and in the present time.
A. A. Kruchinin   +4 more
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A scoping review on the mental health of disaster responders for natural disasters in Japan

open access: yesPsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
This scoping review synthesized 55 studies (1997–2025) on the mental health of disaster responders in Japan following natural disasters. Mental health outcomes varied by occupation, with higher prevalence among healthcare workers, local government employees, and nuclear power plant workers, and lower prevalence among firefighters and JGSDF personnel ...
Yukari Ito   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Chernobyl on Health and Labour Market Performance [PDF]

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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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RADIATION SITUATION ON THE TERRITORY OF THE OREL REGION AFFECTED BY THE RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION DUE TO THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT

open access: yesРадиационная гигиена, 2015
The paper presents the results of radiation situation monitoring on the territory of the Orel region after the accident at the Chernobyl NPP. Actions of the sanitary epidemiological authority for the emergency response management, actions of the region ...
G. L. Zakharchenko   +3 more
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Dwelling in a post‐fallout landscape: re‐shaping and sustaining life in a former evacuation zone in Fukushima Habiter après la catastrophe : redonner forme au monde et entretenir la vie dans une ancienne zone évacuée à Fukushima

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 434-455, June 2026.
This article explores the activities of daily life in a village neighbouring the TEPCO nuclear power plant in Fukushima. It argues that one of the potentials of taking a dwelling perspective – a phenomenological approach to living within the ecological and social environments – emerges most compellingly within a polluted landscape.
Tomoko Sakai
wiley   +1 more source

The Long-Term Effects of the Chernobyl Catastrophe on Subjective Well-Being and Mental Health [PDF]

open access: yes
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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Sirenomelia: A Review of European Prevalence Data and Epidemiological Analysis of 17 Cases Registered in Wales

open access: yesBirth Defects Research, Volume 118, Issue 5, May 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Radiation epidemiology after the Chernobyl accident Proceedings

open access: yes, 1993
The present proceedings give a review of epidemiological studies conducted into the reactor accident in Chernobyl comprising both the results of several studies carried out in the former Laender of the Federal Republic of Germany and results from those ...
Burkart, W. (eds.)   +2 more
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