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

TitoloCytogenetic study on children living in Southern Urals contaminated areas (nuclear incidents 1948-1967)
Tipo di pubblicazioneArticolo su Rivista peer-reviewed
Anno di Pubblicazione1998
AutoriTesta, Antonella, Padovani Laura Maria, Mauro Francesco, Appolloni Massimo, Anzidei Patrizia, and Stronati L.
RivistaMutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis
Volume401
Paginazione193 - 197
Data di pubblicazione1998///
Parole chiaveChromosome aberration, Cytogenetics, Radiation exposure, Southern Urals
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.

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