Life in the hot zone around Chernobyl
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The consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear accident are emerging in the form of increased rates of inherited mutation in mammals residing in the vicinity of the accident site. Researchers point towards the long-term genetic and environmental consequences of the nuclear accident. Studies conducted on two vole species indicate that the substitution rates of nucleotide sequences are high. Length changes in nuclear minisatellite loci in humans are twice as common as in normal humans. The exact causes of the mutational changes are, however, unknown.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1996
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Thyroid cancer after Chernobyl
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A major increase in cases of thyroid cancer among children in six regions of Belarus is attributable to radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident of Apr 26, 1986. The largest increase occurred at the Gomel region directly north of Chernobyl. Other regions farther from Chernobyl had much smaller increases, suggesting that fallout caused the rise in cases. In addition, an examination of 11 of these children confirmed the fallout's carcinogenic effect on the thyroid.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1992
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Infant leukaemia after the Chernobyl accident
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The incidence of infant leukemia among children born in western Germany increased after the 1986 Chernobyl accident. However, unlike the occurrence of infant leukemia in Greece, the health problem was not attributed to exposure from ionizing radiation. Studies conducted by the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation show that the leukemia rate is high in areas with low contamination levels.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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