Contaminants in food chains of arctic ungulates: what have we learned from the Chernobyl accident?

The Chernobyl accidenr of 1986 caused radioactive contamination of widespread areas of reindeer pasture in Scandinavia. Reindeer {Rangifer tarandus) are especially exposed to radioactive fallout due to their wintet diet, of which lichens are an important part. Much knowledge about the transfer of ra...

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Published in:	Rangifer
Main Author:	Birgitta Åhman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Septentrio Academic Publishing 1998-03-01
Subjects:	radioactive contamination fallout radiocaesium reindeer Rangifer tarandus
Online Access:	https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1455