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Article: Fifteen Years Later. Living After Chernobyl.(United Nations. Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation report)(Statistical Data Included)
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- UN Chronicle
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- December 22, 2000
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The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSGEAR) was established in 1955, with a mandate from the United Nations General Assembly to assess and report levels and health effects of exposure to ionizing radiation.
During the last few years, UNSCEAR has undertaken a broad review of the sources and effects of ionizing radiation. The Committee has just adopted its 2000 report to the General Assembly, summarizing the developments in radiation science in the years leading up to the new millennium. The report has 10 scientific annexes which are extensive reviews and assessments on: exposures from natural background, man-made, medical ...