[Chernobyl: 20 years after].

Effect of ionizing radiation on development process of T-cell population lymphocytes in Chernobyl children

Background: The aim of preliminary study was determined development process status of T-cell population lymphocytes in Ukrainian children after 22 years from Chernobyl accident for next feasibility study. Material and Method: 150 participants aged 6 to 16 years are included in three groups: Group I (n=65), 30 to 60 km from center accident at zone 3th, Group II (n=65) 60 to 90 km from s...

20 Years after Chernobyl – A Radiation Protection Perspective Statement by the German Commission on Radiological Protection

Reduced abundance of insects and spiders linked to radiation at Chernobyl 20 years after the accident.

Effects of low-level radiation on abundance of animals are poorly known. We conducted standardized point counts and line transects of bumble-bees, butterflies, grasshoppers, dragonflies and spider webs at forest sites around Chernobyl differing in background radiation by over four orders of magnitude. Abundance of invertebrates decreased with increasing radiation, even after controlling for fac...

Rigorous methodology for studies of effects of radiation from Chernobyl on animals and humans

Page 1 of 6 http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/5/3/356.abstract/reply#content-block Global change biology: Anders Pape Møller and Timothy A. Mousseau Reduced abundance of insects and spiders linked to radiation at Chernobyl 20 years after the accident Biol. Lett. June 23, 2009 5:356-359; published online before print March 18, 2009, doi:10.1098/rsbl.2008.0778 Abstract Full Text Full...

Changing trend of neural tube defects in eastern Turkey.

STUDY OBJECTIVE The aim was to study the relationship between birth prevalence of neural tube defect (including anencephaly) in Eastern Turkey before and after the Chernobyl disaster. DESIGN This was a prospective study of time trends in live births and stillbirths over the years 1985-1990. Medical and sociodemographic data were recorded for the mothers. SETTING Elazig, Eastern Turkey. SU...