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Accidents of nuclear plants are responsible for the release of large amounts of radioactive material in the environment and for the contamination of air, water, foodstuffs and of a significant segment of population. Several European countries were affected by the large radioactive contamination which has occurred after the Chernobyl accident of 1986 (1). As in all previous nuclear accidents, the pattern of deposition of the fallout was extremely complex and unpredictable.
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Ermans, A.M. (1993). Dietary Iodine Supply and Radioiodine Uptake: The Case for Generalized Iodine Prophylaxis. In: Delange, F., Dunn, J.T., Glinoer, D. (eds) Iodine Deficiency in Europe. NATO ASI Series, vol 241. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1245-9_27
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