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Gesundheitliche Folgen des Unfalls von Tschernobyl – 30 Jahre danach

Effects on health of the Chernobyl accident: 30 years on

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Der vorliegende Beitrag thematisiert den gegenwärtigen Forschungsstand bezüglich der kurz- und langfristigen Gesundheitsfolgen in der ehemaligen Sowjetunion und Europa, die durch den Reaktorunfall in Tschernobyl hervorgerufen wurden. Es werden aktuelle Ergebnisse epidemiologischer Studien diskutiert sowie zukünftige Forschungsperspektiven vorgestellt.

Abstract

This paper reflects the current state of research into the short- and long-term effects on health in the former Soviet Union and Europe of the nuclear accident in Chernobyl. It discusses the latest results of epidemiological studies and presents future research perspectives.

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Notes

  1. Becquerel ist die Einheit der Aktivität (Kernzerfälle pro Sekunde) eines Radionuklids.

  2. Gray (Gy) ist die Einheit der Energiedosis (Energiemenge, die an eine bestimmte Masse abgegeben wird; 1 Gy = 1 J/kg), 1 Gy = 1000 mGy.

  3. Sievert (Sv) ist die Einheit der Äquivalentdosis und der effektiven Dosis, 1 Sv = 1000 mSv; für Beta- und Gammastrahlung gilt 1 Sv = 1 Gy.

  4. Bei ökologischen Studien wird die räumliche und/oder zeitliche Beziehung zwischen aggregierten Daten sowohl zur Umweltsituation als auch zum Krankheitsgeschehen untersucht. Da weder hinsichtlich der Exposition noch hinsichtlich der Erkrankung einzelner Personen Informationen vorliegen, erlauben diese Studien keine Aussagen zu kausalen Zusammenhängen, sondern können nur zur Generierung von Hypothesen genutzt werden.

  5. CO-CHER (Cooperation on Chernobyl Health Research) wird von EURATOM im 7. Rahmenprogramm gefördert, Projekt-Nr. 605302.

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Weiland, N., Steiner, D. & Grosche, B. Gesundheitliche Folgen des Unfalls von Tschernobyl – 30 Jahre danach. Bundesgesundheitsbl 59, 1171–1177 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-016-2415-7

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