Chernobyl Reports
Note From Fairewinds
University of South Carolina’s Dr. Tim Mousseau is a phenomenal researcher of the effects of the radiation releases from Chernobyl and Fukushima. His peer-reviewed journal articles and interviews in the popular press are simply too numerous to count! Dr. Mousseau’s dogged persistence in measuring the radiation-induced changes in animal and plant populations at Chernobyl over many years has forced the nuclear industry to acknowledge that radiation from Chernobyl has altered the ecosystem in Ukraine and surrounding countries.
You can find a complete list of Dr. Mousseau’s scientific work here.
Media:
AP Exclusive: Ukraine children eat food tainted by Chernobyl
What do you do when faced with the choice of feeding your children radioactive food or no food at all? For some who live in parts Ukraine and Belarus, this choice is something they face every day.
Read The AP Story Here.
Vice News: 30 Years After the Chernobyl Disaster, Locals Are Still Eating Radioactive Food
Locally produced food in parts of the Ukraine and Russia have been found to have high levels of radioactive contamination, some food has been found to have 16x more than the safe limit. What are locals to do when these radioactive foods are the only ones they can afford?
Read The Vice Story Here
