Dry, wet and cumulative fallout and milk contamination in Bratislava (Czecho-Slovakia) after the Chernobyl accident Author: V. Koprda

Title: Dry, wet and cumulative fallout and milk contamination in Bratislava (Czecho-Slovakia) after the Chernobyl accident

Author: V. Koprda

Reference: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 19 November 1990, Volume 146, Issue 5, pp 323-331

DOI: 10.1007/BF02164235

Keywords: milk contamination, Slovakia

Abstract: The total γ-radioactivity of dry, wet and cumulative fallout and the radioactivity of cow milk was measured in Bratislava in the first month after the Chernobyl accident. The obtained results are in good agreement with the results of the monitoring net in Slovakia.

ＵＲＬ：http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02164235

Chernobyl: prenatal loss of four hundred male fetuses in the Czech Republic

Title: Chernobyl: prenatal loss of four hundred male fetuses in the Czech Republic

Author: Peterka M, Peterková R, Likovský Z

Reference: Reprod Toxicol. 2004 Jan-Feb;18(1):75-9.

doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.reprotox.2003.10.010

Keywords: Sex ratio, Radiation, Pregnancy outcome, Spontaneous abortion, Czech Republic

Abstract: The long-standing higher male birth fraction is considered an indicator of reproduction stability and health. In contrast, a decrease in the male birth fraction has been reported after prenatal exposure to environmental chemical factors. There is generally higher vulnerability of boys to prenatal damage by environmental stress. We formulated a hypothesis that the Chernobyl disaster might also have had a greater negative impact on male than on female fetuses, leading to their selective loss and to a decrease in the male birth fraction. To test this hypothesis, we examined demographic data on monthly natality in the territory of the Czech Republic from 1950 to 1999. The male birth fraction was higher in the Czech Republic each month between 1950 and 1999 except November 1986, when it was significantly (P< 0.05) reduced. This finding suggests a selective negative effect of the Chernobyl accident on male fetuses during the 3rd month of prenatal development.

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15013066

Thyroid cancer has increased in the adult populations of countries moderately affected by Chernobyl fallout.

Title: Thyroid cancer has increased in the adult populations of countries moderately affected by Chernobyl fallout.

Author: Mürbeth, St.*, Rousarova, M.*, Scherb, H., Lengfelder, E.*:

Reference: Med. Sci. Monit. 10, 300-306 (2004)

Keywords: Czech Republic

Abstract: The incidence of thyroid carcinoma increased among children affected by Chernobyl fallout. Less evidence exists for a corresponding effect in adolescents and adults. The Cancer Registry of the Czech Republic provides an opportunity to study various determinants of the occurrence of thyroid cancer.

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15295858