Chernobyl Flashcards
1
Q
early effects
A
children exposed to iodine, radiation sickness in 134 workers, 100k evacuated
2
Q
main effects
A
thyroid/breast cancer, radiation sickness, mutations, although hard to tell as cancer is old age disease
3
Q
how did people try and prevent it
A
dropped chemicals over it
4
Q
immediate ecosystem effects
A
forest/cattle died
5
Q
lake contamination
A
didnt find relationship with contamination of lakes and biodiversity showing radiation wasnt high enough to affect them
6
Q
mammal concentration
A
no relationship between number of animals and radiation, mammals increased in size but animals that rely on humans did decrease
7
Q
is most radiation natural
A
yes
