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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.
Victoria Markovna Ivleva-York (Russian: Виктория Марковна Ивлева-Йорк) is a Russian photographer and political activist.In 1992 she was awarded the World Press Photo of the Year award in the Science & Technology category for her series of photographs taken on 1 January 1991 of the Chernobyl plant.
For women, the weakness of the statistical samples means that no conclusions can be drawn for pathologies other than thyroiditis; for the latter, the increase due to Chernobyl is put at 55,33%. [49] In the case of Corsican children exposed to the cloud, the study concluded that there was an increase in thyroiditis, benign adenomas, acute ...
What happens to the environment when humans disappear? The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone provide us a clue.
The report said that there had only been two major accidents in the “entire history of nuclear energy”: Chernobyl and the Fukushima disaster of 2011 “and the effects of these, while serious ...
The Babushkas of Chernobyl (2015) is a documentary about three women who decided to return to the exclusion zone after the disaster. In the documentary, the Babushkas show the polluted water, their food from radioactive gardens, and explain how they manage to survive in this exclusion zone despite the radioactive levels.
Chernobyl Heart (2003), a documentary film observing the effects of the disaster on the health of children in the area. Surviving Disaster: Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster (2006), [ 6 ] a BBC docudrama about the events at the Chernobyl plant during the accident and its immediate aftermath, focusing on the role of Valery Legasov .
Included in this category are non-free fair use images related to the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident, an important topic of unique historical significance. Media in category "Images related to the Chernobyl disaster"