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This study was carried out to verify the hypothesis that the lead dumping operation after the Chernobyl accident resulted in lead pollution within and outside the limits of 30 km Chernobyl zone. Bioindicators (lichens, mosses, tree bark and litter of pine needles) were collected from the rural areas away from technological pollutions for this investigation.
Our data fail to suggest an elevated lead pollution level due to the above mentioned dumping operation.
There was no correlation between levels of radioactive contamination with lead pollution in the investigated region.
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Blum, O.B. (2001). The Pollution of the Environment Caused by Lead Dumping After the Chornobyl NPP Accident — Myth or Reality?. In: Frontasyeva, M.V., Perelygin, V.P., Vater, P. (eds) Radionuclides and Heavy Metals in Environment. NATO Science Series, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0993-5_34
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