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Överlevande från Tjernobyl har 1% ökad risk för för tidig död nu
Lutförorerningar i städer som Kiev kan vara en större risk, menar brittisk forskare.
Läs mer: Chernobyl radiation equal to everyday risks - New Zealand's source for World News on Stuff.co.nz
Now a top British scientist has evaluated the comparative risks and concluded that for those most affected by the disaster – emergency workers and people living nearby – the increased risk of premature death due to radiation is around 1 per cent. That is roughly the same as the risk of dying from diseases triggered by air pollution in a major city or the effects of inhaling other people's tobacco smoke, said Jim Smith of Britain's Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.
Läs mer: Chernobyl radiation equal to everyday risks - New Zealand's source for World News on Stuff.co.nz
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