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  2. Chernobyl groundwater contamination - Wikipedia

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    Unfortunately, hydrological and geological conditions in Chernobyl area promoted rapid radionuclide migration to subsurface water network. These factors include flat terrain, abundant precipitation and highly permeable sandy sediments [4] Main natural factors of nuclides migration in the region can be divided into four groups, including: weather and climate-related (evaporation and ...

  3. Effects of the Chernobyl disaster - Wikipedia

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    The effects of low-level radiation on human health are not well understood, and so the models used, notably the linear no threshold model, are open to question. [105] Given these factors, studies of Chernobyl's health effects have come up with different conclusions and are sometimes the subject of scientific and political controversy.

  4. Chernobyl: Consequences of the Catastrophe for People and the ...

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    The primary author, the late biologist Alexey V. Yablokov, was a member of the Russian Academy of Science, and was deputy chair of the commission of ecology of the USSR' Parliament (1989-1991), councillor on ecology and public health to the President of the Russian Federation (1991-1993) and chair of the state commission on dumping of radioactive wastes in seas surrounding the Russian ...

  5. Chernobyl Forum - Wikipedia

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    The Chernobyl Forum is the name of a group of UN agencies, founded on 3–5 February 2003 at the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Headquarters in Vienna, to scientifically assess the health effects and environmental consequences of the Chernobyl accident and to issue factual, authoritative reports on its environmental and health effects.

  6. Nuclear fallout effects on an ecosystem - Wikipedia

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    The loss of human population in Chernobyl, sometimes referred to as the "exclusion zone," has allowed the ecosystems to recover. [9] The use of herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers has decreased because there is less agricultural activity. [9] Biodiversity of plants and wildlife has increased, [9] and animal populations have also increased. [9]

  7. Chernobyl effects ‘overestimated’ says Blair Institute as it ...

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    Chernobyl effects ‘overestimated’ says Blair Institute as it pushes for nuclear energy. Angus Thompson. December 2, 2024 at 12:43 PM. An aerial view of the Chernobyl power plant in 1986 ...

  8. Chernobyl disaster - Wikipedia

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    The German environmental minister was given the authority over reactor safety as well, a responsibility the current minister still holds today. The Chernobyl disaster is also credited with strengthening the anti-nuclear movement in Germany, which culminated in the decision to end the use of nuclear power made by the 1998–2005 Schröder ...

  9. Print an AOL Calendar

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    Using AOL Calendar lets you keep track of your schedule with just a few clicks of a mouse. While accessing your calendar online gives you instant access to appointments and events, sometimes a physical copy of your calendar is needed. To print your calendar, just use the print functionality built into your browser.