Crops Near Chernobyl Still Contaminated
Published:11 Jan.2021 Source:University of Exeter
Crops grown near Chernobyl are still contaminated due to the 1986 nuclear accident, new research shows.
Scientists analysed grains including wheat, rye, oats and barley and found concentrations of radioactive isotopes -- strontium 90 and/or caesium 137 -- above Ukraine's official safe limits in almost half of samples. The researchers also examined wood samples and found three quarters contained strontium 90 concentrations above Ukrainian limits for firewood.