Chernobyl Research on Birth Mutations
Research increases concern about low-level radiation
Research published by the Royal Society shows an ‘unexpectedly high' mutation rate among the children of liquidators who worked on the Chernobyl nuclear reactor following the 86 explosion. The researchers state that this means that a ‘significant proportion of the world's population doing jobs where even low-level radiation is present are exposing unborn children to increased risk'.
(Paul Brown Guardian 8.5.01)
