Wildfires in the Chornobyl exclusion zone—Risks and consequences [PDF]
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 2021 Abstract Following the 1986 Chornobyl accident, an area approaching 5000 km2 surrounding the nuclear plant was abandoned, creating the Chornobyl exclusion zone (CEZ). Although this area likely contains the most radioactive terrestrial ecosystem on earth, the absence of humans and associated activities for nearly 35 years since the ...
Nicholas A Beresford +2 more
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Ionizing radiation and melanism in Chornobyl tree frogs [PDF]
Evolutionary Applications, 2022 Human actions are altering ecosystems worldwide. Among human‐released pollutants, ionizing radiation arises as a rare but potentially devastating threat to natural systems.
Pablo Burraco, Germán Orizaola
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Uptake of Radionuclides by Bryophytes in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone [PDF]
Toxics, 2023 The “Chernobyl nuclear disaster” released huge amounts of radionuclides, which are still detectable in plants and sediments today. Bryophytes (mosses) are primitive land plants lacking roots and protective cuticles and therefore readily accumulate ...
Brigitte Schmidt +8 more
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Vegetation changes within the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Environmental & Socio-economic Studies, 2023 The article presents data from the study of vegetation dynamics in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone 30 years after the nuclear disaster and the resettlement of its local people.
Didukh Yakiv P. +3 more
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The occurrence of Borrelia miyamotoi in Dermacentor reticulatus and Ixodes ricinus ticks in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine [PDF]
Scientific ReportsBorrelia miyamotoi spirochete is carried by Ixodidae ticks and causing Borrelia miyamotoi disease (BMD), a relapsing fever illness reported worldwide, often in the same geographic areas where Lyme disease is endemic.
Beata Fiecek +6 more
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Brown bear (Ursus arctos L.) in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone [PDF]
Праці Теріологічної школи, 2016 A study in 2012–2016 using camera traps confirmed the presence of brown bear in the Chornobyl exclusion zone (Ukraine). The presence of ca. 2–3 individuals was established in an area of up to 80 km2 near the village of Tovstyi Lis. Bears were observed on
Sergii Gashchak +3 more
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Is increased mutation driving genetic diversity in dogs within the Chornobyl exclusion zone? [PDF]
PLoS ONEEnvironmental contamination can have lasting impacts on surrounding communities, though the long-term impacts can be difficult to ascertain. The disaster at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 and subsequent remediation efforts resulted in ...
Megan N Dillon +6 more
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Regarding the possible impact of forest fires on the radioactive pollution of groundwater in the chornobyl exclusion zone. [PDF]
Sci RepAbstract Wood in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) is contaminated with 137Cs and 90Sr. The 90Sr activity concentration in the wood reaches tens of kBq/kg. According to laboratory experiments, complete combustion of 1 kg of dry pinewood generates about 2.8 g of ash, resulting in a 90Sr concentration in the ash that is approximately 360 times ...
Panasiuk M +5 more
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Spatial structure of natural landscapes within the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone [PDF]
Journal of Water and Land DevelopmentThe article demonstrates the results of a study of the landscape structure of the Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve (Ukr.: Chornobylskyi radiatsiino-ekolohichnyi biosfernyi zapovidnyk – ChREBR).
Tetiana P. Fedoniuk +4 more
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Contrasting pathogen prevalence between tick and dog populations at Chornobyl [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground The 1986 disaster at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant released massive amounts of radioactive material into the local environment. In addition to radiation, remediation efforts and abandonment of military-industrial complexes contributed to ...
Megan N. Dillon +7 more
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