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

Chernobyl: Consequences of the Catastrophe for People and the Environment NCRP Report No. 163, Radiation Dose Reconstruction: Principles and Practices, National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Chernobyl: Consequences of the Catastrophe for People and the Environment

As we near the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident, there is still significant disagreement on the degree of longterm adverse impacts in the region and the world, despite decades of environmental and heath effects research. As scientific research continues, assessments of the impacts have resulted in revisions of the earlier reports of large-scale impacts. According to the authors, Chern...

German Affiliate of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) and German Society for Radiation Protection (GfS) Literature Review Health Effects of Chernobyl

The Chernobyl catastrophe changed the world. Millions of people were made victims overnight. Gigantic stretches of land were made uninhabitable. The radioactive cloud spread all over the world. An understanding of the dangers of the use of nuclear energy grew in a countless number of minds. Even in Germany, people became sick and died due to the radiation they incorporated into their bodies thr...

German Affiliate of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) and German Society for Radiation Protection (GfS) Literature Review Health Effects of Chernobyl

The Chernobyl catastrophe changed the world. Millions of people were made victims overnight. Gigantic stretches of land were made uninhabitable. The radioactive cloud spread all over the world. An understanding of the dangers of the use of nuclear energy grew in a countless number of minds. Even in Germany, people became sick and died due to the radiation they incorporated into their bodies thr...

Addressing the mental health consequences of the Japan triple catastrophe.

As E. Bromet points out, the current situation in Japan is the result of a triplet of catastrophes. The initial catastrophe, the earthquake itself, caused a certain amount of damage to buildings, but accounted for less than 10% of deaths. The second catastrophe of the tsunami swept away seashore areas and resulted in tremendous loss of life and property. The third and ongoing catastrophe, the n...