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  2. 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]

  3. In Chernobyl nuclear zone, animals thrive without humans - AOL

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    What happens to the environment when humans disappear? The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone provide us a clue.

  4. Scientists search breakthrough on how dogs of Chernobyl ... - AOL

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    Rival packs of stray dogs scavenging for scraps around the Chernobyl fallout zone may be evolving faster than other animals to survive in one of the most hostile environments on Earth.. Scientists ...

  5. 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.

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

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    The IAEA also point to shortcomings with pre-Chernobyl Soviet cancer registries, but cancer registries in western countries had similar issues at that time. In observational epidemiological studies where certain data are already known and certain effects are expected, statistical tests for significance of the results are not normally required.

  7. Nearly four decades later, the Chernobyl Power Plant and many parts of the surrounding area remain uninhabited—by humans, at least. Animals of all kinds have thrived in humanity’s absence.

  8. Red Forest - Wikipedia

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    The evacuation of the area surrounding the nuclear reactor has created a lush and unique wildlife refuge. In the 1996 BBC Horizon documentary "Inside Chernobyl's Sarcophagus", birds are seen flying in and out of large holes in the structure of the former nuclear reactor. The long-term impact of the fallout on the flora and fauna of the region ...

  9. The Dogs of Chernobyl Are Experiencing Rapid Evolution, Study ...

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    A new study analyzed the DNA of feral dogs living near Chernobyl, compared the animals to others living 10 miles away, and found remarkable differences.