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Validity of thyroid cancer incidence data following the chernobyl accident

open access: yes, 2020
The only clearly demonstrated cancer incidence increase that can be attributed to radiation from the Chernobyl accident is thyroid carcinoma in patients exposed during childhood or adolescence.
Jargin S.V.
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Influence of nuclear reactor accident at Chernobyl' on the environmental radioactivity in Toyama.

open access: yesRADIOISOTOPES, 1987
The environmental radioactivity caused by the reactor accident at Chernobyl' was investigated from May 7 to May 31 of 1986 in Toyama. Measurement of radioactivities in airborne particles, rain water, drinking water, milk, and mugwort are carried out by gamma-ray spectrometry (pure Ge detector; ORTEC GMX-23195).
MORITA, Miyuki   +3 more
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Leukaemia Incidence in Children and Adults in the Regions of Russia Most Highly Contaminated after the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident

open access: yes, 2003
BACKGROUND Leukaemia, especially the acute types predominant in children, may be caused by ionizing radiation. After the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident on 26 April 1986, parts of Belarus, Russia and the Ukraine were contaminated with ...
Becker, Susanne Isabel
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SOME HEALTH INDEXES OF CHERNOBYL LIQUIDATORS (DELAYED EFFECTS)

open access: yesРадиационная гигиена, 2015
Twelve to twenty years after the Chernobyl accident, liquidators that have been exposed to a wide range of doses (200-890 mSv) show radiophobia. The achieved level of adaptation to life is associated with overstrain in emotional and somatic spheres.
O. V. Baranova   +2 more
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Interception of the Fukushima reactor accident‐derived137Cs, 134Cs and 131I by coniferous forest canopies

open access: yesGeophysical Research Letters, 2012
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident resulted in extensive radioactive contamination of the surrounding forests. In this study, we analyzed fallout 137Cs, 134Cs, and 131I in rainwater, throughfall, and stemflow in coniferous forest ...
Hiroaki Kato, Yuichi Onda, Takashi Gomi
doaj   +1 more source

An Airborne Gamma Ray Survey of Parts of SW Scotland in February 1993. Final Report [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
An airborne gamma ray survey was conducted for the Scottish Office Environment Department of coastal and inland parts of SW Scotland to define existing background levels, to locate features worthy of further attention, and to demonstrate the emergency ...
Sanderson, D.   +5 more
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The 25th Anniversary of the Chernobyl Accident

open access: yes, 2013
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, Phillip R
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Chernobyl Nuclear Accident [PDF]

open access: yesNew England Journal of Medicine, 2010
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