Cytogenetic study on children living in Southern Urals contaminated areas (nuclear incidents 1948–1967)

Title: Cytogenetic study on children living in Southern Urals contaminated areas (nuclear incidents 1948–1967)

Author: A Testa, L Padovani, F Mauro, M Appolloni, P Anzidei, L Stronati

Reference: Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, Volume 401, Issues 1–2, 5 June 1998, Pages 193–197

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0027-5107(98)00008-6

Keywords: Southern Urals; Radiation exposure; Cytogenetics; Chromosome aberration

Abstract: As a result of the activities of the first Soviet plutonium production reactor, large territories of the Southern Urals were exposed to radioactive contamination. Three different incidents occurring between 1948 and 1967 lead to major exposure. A total of 280,000 people residing on the contaminated territories were exposed both to external and internal contamination particularly due to the long-lived radionuclides ¹³⁷Cs and ⁹⁰Sr. The highest doses were received by 28,000 people living on the Techa riverside villages. In the present paper 15 presumably exposed children coming from the Muslyumovo village on the Techa river have been analyzed using conventional cytogenetic procedure in order to assess a radiation-induced damage. The data obtained have been compared to a group of matched unexposed controls. The results show a statistical difference between the two cohorts which suggests a possible residual contamination representing a continuous hazard for the new generations.

ＵＲＬ：http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0027510798000086

A social and psychological phenomenon of South Ural population’s permanent residence in the radiation-dangerous zone

Title: A social and psychological phenomenon of South Ural population’s permanent residence in the radiation-dangerous zone

Author: A. Abdullin

Reference: Journal: Proceedings of the Russian State Pedagogical University. A.I. Herzen, Year: 2006 Vol: 6 Issue: 14

Keywords: environmental pollution, radiative-dangerous zone, radiation factor, psychological addiction, permanent residence on the contaminated territories, South Ural

Abstract: The study of the social and psychological factors of permanent residence of South Ural population in the polluted environment has revealed a tendency of psychological adaptation of the local population to the radiation factor.

URL:http://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/sotsialno-psihologicheskiy-fenomen-postoyannogo-prozhivaniya-naseleniya-yuzhnogo-urala-v-radiatsionno-opasnoy-zone

Analysis of radiational and chemical risks for the areas affected by accidents in the Southern Urals and Chernobyl

Title: Analysis of radiational and chemical risks for the areas affected by accidents in the Southern Urals and Chernobyl

Author: Katkova, Margarita Nikolayevna

Reference: Obninsk, 2009

Keywords: cesium-137, strontium-90, radiation risk, chemical risk, accident in the Southern Urals (Chelyabinsk region, v.Novogorny), Chernobyl nuclear power plant, population

Abstract: The purpose of the research:  analysis and evaluation of radiation and chemical risks to the population in the areas affected by the massive radiation accidents at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (south-west of the Bryansk region) and in the Southern Urals (Chelyabinsk region, p.Novogorny).

URL:http://www.dissercat.com/content/analiz-radiatsionnykh-i-khimicheskikh-riskov-dlya-territorii-podvergshikhsya-vozdeistviyu-av