タグ「Environmental consequences」
Title: Chromosomal aberrations and sister-chromatid exchanges in Lithuanian populations: effects of occupational and environmental exposures
Author: J.R Lazutka, R Lekevičius, V Dedonyt, L Maciulevičiūt Gervers, J Mierauskien, S Rudaitien, G Slapšyt
Reference: Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis, Volume 445, Issue 2, 30 September 1999, Pages 225–239
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1383-5718(99)00128-X
Keywords: Chromosomal aberration; Sister-chromatid exchange; Exposure; Heavy metal; Organic and inorganic volatile substance; Ionizing radiation; Chernobyl accident
Abstract: Cytogenetic analysis of chromosomal aberrations (CA) in 175,229 cells from 1113 individuals, both unexposed and occupationally or environmentally exposed to heavy metals (mercury and lead), organic (styrene, formaldehyde, phenol and benzo(a)pyrene) and inorganic (sulfur and nitrogen oxides, hydrogen and ammonium fluorides) volatile substances and/or ionizing radiation was performed. In addition, 11,250 cells from 225 individuals were scored for the frequency of sister-chromatid exchanges (SCE). Increased frequencies of CA were found in all occupationally exposed groups. A principal difference between the exposure to heavy metals and organic substances was found: increase in the CA frequency was dependent on duration of exposure to mercury but not dependent on duration of exposure to styrene, formaldehyde and phenol. A higher CA incidence was found in lymphocytes of children living in the vicinity of a plant manufacturing phosphate fertilizers. This indicates that children are a sensitive study group for the assessment of environmental exposure. However, the results of SCE analysis in these children were inconclusive. Exposure to ionizing radiation was found to cause chromosome breaks and chromatid exchanges in Chernobyl clean-up workers and chromatid breaks, chromatid exchanges, dicentric chromosomes and chromosome translocations in workers from the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant. The increased frequency of chromatid exchanges in individuals exposed to ionizing radiation was quite unexpected. This may be attributed to the action of some unrecognized life-style or occupational factors, or to be a result of radiation-induced genomic instability. Also an increased SCE frequency was found in lymphocytes of Chernobyl clean-up workers.
ＵＲＬ：http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S138357189900128X
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
Title: Environmental consequences of the Chernobyl accident and their remediation: Twenty years of experience. Report of the Chernobyl Forum Expert Group ‘Environment’
Reference: International Atomic Energy Agency, Division of Radiation, Transport and Waste Safety, Vienna (Austria), 2006
Keywords: environmental impacts, environmental protection, international cooperation
Abstract: This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Chernobyl Forum concerning the environmental effects of the Chernobyl accident. The Forum’s report considering the health effects of the Chernobyl accident is being published by the WHO. The Expert Group ‘Environment’ was chaired by L. Anspaugh of the United States of America. The IAEA technical officer responsible for this report was M. Balonov of the IAEA Division of Radiation, Transport and Waste Safety
URL: http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1239_web.pdf
Author: G.M. Rumyantseva
Reference: Психиатрия и психофармакотерапия. (Psychiatry and psychopharmacotherapy), 2001
Abstract: Describes the characteristics and aftermaths of anthropogenic catastrophes in various aspects. Full text in Russian available on web.
URL: http://old.consilium-medicum.com/media/psycho/01_04/118.shtml
Title: Radiation Exposures Due to the Chernobyl Accident
Author: Balonov, M. / Bouville, A.
Reference: Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, Jan 2011
ISBN:9780444522726
Keywords: Background radiation; Cesium-137; Chernobyl accident; Effective dose; Environmental consequences; Environmental transfer; Exposure pathways; External dose; Health consequences; Internal dose; Iodine-131; Radionuclide; Thyroid dose
Abstract: …exposure such as the Chernobyl accident, living…Pathways Related to the Chernobyl Accident…environment, such as the Chernobyl accident, is required…accident was an elevated thyroid cancer incidence in children…
URL:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780444522726000866
