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  • Title: [Atmospheric contamination by 137Cs during forest fires in the Chernobyl area].
    Author: Azarov SI.
    Journal: Radiats Biol Radioecol; 1996; 36(4):506-15. PubMed ID: 8925024.
    Abstract:
    A classification of fire danger and radiation factors in the Chernobyl zone is presented. The scenarios of forest fire emergence and aerial migration of 137Cs was analyzed. The characteristic of 137Cs resulted from the forest fire of various types was estimated. It was found that this fires lead to change of radiation condition and radioecological situation in the evacuation zone.
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