Wednesday, 14 August 2013

Chernobyl's legacy recorded in trees



Exposure to radiation from the 1986 Chernobyl accident had a lasting negative legacy on the area's trees, a study has suggested. Researchers said the worst effects were recorded in the "first few years" but surviving trees were left vulnerable to environmental stress, such as drought. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23619870

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