The four most harmful radionuclides spread were iodine-131, caesium-134, caesium-137, and strontium-90, with half-lives of 8.02 days, 2.07 years, 30.2 years, and 28.8 years respectively The explosion in a reactor of a nuclear power plant and the consequent fires that lasted for ten days led to huge amounts of radioactive material being released into the environment and created a radioactive cloud spreading over much of Europe. The Chernobyl accident on April 26, 1986, in Ukraine was the most serious accident in nuclear history which changed the lives of many human beings. Return to top Impact of the Chernobyl Disaster on Human Health If you would like to be involved in the making of the newsletter, shaping the content we share, or being a guest interviewee or contributor, please reach out to us at wish you a wonderful month! We also take a moment to celebrate the achievements of a postdoctoral fellow whose research work the past year has been recognized. Here, we discuss the impact of Chernobyl on human health and the ways that radiation can affect individuals, and hear the voice of a fellow whose life has been directly impacted by this catastrophe. The accident resulted in a nuclear reactor meltdown, the release of radioactive material across Europe, and shaped global attitudes to nuclear power. Welcome to April 2021 and the late start of spring! In this month’s issue we focus on the anniversary of the Chernobyl reactor accident widely considered the worst nuclear disaster in human history. Other Things We Saw and Liked This Month Introduction Generation Chernobyl – Growing Up with Its Legacy, Living Through the Consequences Impact of the Chernobyl Disaster on Human Health Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine.Institute for Neuroscience Discovery (UM-MIND).Center for Vascular & Inflammatory Diseases.Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD).Center for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine.Center for Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research.Maryland Psychiatric Research Center (MPRC).Center for Biomolecular Therapeutics (CBT).Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology.Center for Advanced Research Training & Innovation (CARTI).Aging, Trauma, and Emergency Care (PATEC).Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science.Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences. Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine.
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