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Glow Figure Health fallout from Chernobyl less severe than expected		06 Sep 2005	Daily Grist
Glow Figure Health fallout from Chernobyl less severe than expected The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power-plant accident has yielded much less harm to human health than initially anticipated. According to a new report prepared for the U.N. by more than 100 experts, Chernobyl will ultimately cause about 4,000 deaths, primarily from cancer -- a lot, they concede, but far fewer than the tens of thousands once pred ...
Topics: Belarus, health, news, Russia, toxics, Ukraine (all these topics)

Bela-ruse Poor Belarusians returning to areas contaminated by Chernobyl		15 Nov 2004	Daily Grist
Bela-ruse Poor Belarusians returning to areas contaminated by Chernobyl It's been 18 years since the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in the Ukraine exploded and spewed forth a cloud of radiation that contaminated some 22 percent of neighboring Belarus. Now many poor Belarusian residents are returning to normal life there, foraging for mushrooms and planting crops in areas that critics say remain contaminated. Yuri Kuz ...
Topics: Belarus, nuclear power, politics, toxics (all these topics)

Snoop Doggy Doggs Robotic Dogs Sniff Out Environmental Toxins		10 Feb 2004	Daily Grist
Snoop Doggy Doggs Robotic Dogs Sniff Out Environmental Toxins Engineers at Yale have developed robotic dogs that can sniff out environmental toxins at contaminated sites. The mechanical critters were originally designed and marketed as toys by Sony and other companies, but an intrepid crew at Yale modified the robo-puppies with sensors that de ...
Topics: Australia, Belarus, East Coast, environmental restoration, Idaho, nuclear power, pollution and waste, toxics (all these topics)

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