Abstract
The following natural and man-made sources of radiation are the most significant in the Urals:
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A high concentration of natural radionuclides (isotopes of the 238U and 232Th decay chains) in the environment;
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Poor management of low-level radioactive wastes;
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Testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere and underground peaceful explosions;
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The production of radioactive materials for military use and the fabrication of nuclear weapons
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Chukanov, V.N., Korobitsin, B.A. (1998). Problems of Radioactive Contamination in the Urals. In: Linkov, I., Wilson, R. (eds) Air Pollution in the Ural Mountains. NATO ASI Series, vol 40. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5208-2_40
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