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wikipedia Wrote:Health of plant workers and local people
See also: Deaths due to the Chernobyl disaster
In the aftermath of the accident, 237 people suffered from acute radiation sickness (ARS), of whom 31 died within the first three months. Most of the victims were fire and rescue workers trying to bring the accident under control, who were not fully aware of how dangerous the exposure to radiation in the smoke was. Whereas, in the World Health Organization's 2006 report of the Chernobyl Forum expert group on the 237 emergency workers who were diagnosed with ARS, ARS was identified as the cause of death for 28 of these people within the first few months after the disaster.
No further ARS-related deaths were identified in the general population affected by the disaster. Of the 72,000 Russian Emergency Workers being studied, 216 non-cancer deaths are attributed to the disaster, between 1991 and 1998.[citation needed] Of all 66,000 Belarusian emergency workers, by the mid-1990s only 150 (roughly 0.2%) were reported by their government as having died. In contrast, 5,722 casualties were reported among Ukrainian clean-up workers up to the year 1995, by the National Committee for Radiation Protection of the Ukrainian Population.
The latency period for solid cancers caused by excess radiation exposure is 10 or more years; thus at the time of the WHO report being undertaken, the rates of solid cancer deaths were no greater than the general population.[citation needed][dubious – discuss] Some 135,000 people were evacuated from the area, including 50,000 from Pripyat.[citation needed]
wikipedia Wrote:Rivers, lakes and reservoirs
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is located next to the Pripyat River, which feeds into the Dnipro River reservoir system, one of the largest surface water systems in Europe, which at the time supplied water to Kiev's 2.4 million residents, and was still in spring flood when the accident occured. The radioactive contamination of aquatic systems therefore became a major problem in the immediate aftermath of the accident. In the most affected areas of Ukraine, levels of radioactivity (particularly from radionuclides 131I, 137Cs and 90Sr) in drinking water caused concern during the weeks and months after the accident, though officially it was stated that all contaminants had settled to the bottom "in an insoluble phase" and would not dissolve for 800–1,000 years. Guidelines for levels of radioiodine in drinking water were temporarily raised to 3,700 Bq/L, allowing most water to be reported as safe, and a year after the accident it was announced that even the water of the Chernobyl plant's cooling pond was within acceptable norms. Despite this, two months after the disaster the Kiev water supply was abruptly switched from the Dnieper to the Desna River. Meanwhile, massive silt traps were constructed, along with an enormous 30m-deep underground barrier to prevent groundwater from the destroyed reactor entering the Pripyat River.
Bio-accumulation of radioactivity in fish resulted in concentrations (both in western Europe and in the former Soviet Union) that in many cases were significantly above guideline maximum levels for consumption. Guideline maximum levels for radiocaesium in fish vary from country to country but are approximately 1,000 Bq/kg in the European Union. In the Kiev Reservoir in Ukraine, concentrations in fish were several thousand Bq/kg during the years after the accident.
In small "closed" lakes in Belarus and the Bryansk region of Russia, concentrations in a number of fish species varied from 100 to 60,000 Bq/kg during the period 1990–92. The contamination of fish caused short-term concern in parts of the UK and Germany and in the long term (years rather than months) in the affected areas of Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia as well as in parts of Scandinavia.
Groundwater
Groundwater was not badly affected by the Chernobyl accident since radionuclides with short half-lives decayed away long before they could affect groundwater supplies, and longer-lived radionuclides such as radiocaesium and radiostrontium were adsorbed to surface soils before they could transfer to groundwater. However, significant transfers of radionuclides to groundwater have occurred from waste disposal sites in the 30 km (19 mi) exclusion zone around Chernobyl. Although there is a potential for transfer of radionuclides from these disposal sites off-site (i.e. out of the 30 km (19 mi) exclusion zone), the IAEA Chernobyl Report argues that this is not significant in comparison to current levels of washout of surface-deposited radioactivity.
Ds Wrote:Compared with:
Quote:a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water— 11 the name of the star is Wormwood.[a] A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.
What is 'a third of the waters'? Chernobyl certainly didn't affect a third of the earth's water, and from the wikipedia article it doesn't sound like 'many people dies' from the water.
The scriptures did not say a third of the worlds waters, however a third of Europe's waters were contaminated, caused to taste bitter, just as scripture says. People did die from the contaminated waters and quite a many died from the water. Do you really think the whole truth of the contamination was released, the cost to supply people with usable water would be enormous. I've seen where the site can only be visited for very short periods at this time, and that the wolves that are studied there are seriously contaminated, so much so that when one dies it's bones can not be touched by man's bare hands without great risk of serious contamination. Let me ask you this, the report said the cooling pools were of little danger today, would you drink water directly from them, I doubt it, guess what neither will the Russians who made this report.
Quote:2. How has human health been affected by the Chernobyl accident?
How were humans exposed to radiation?
After the accident, people were exposed to radiation both directly from the radioactive cloud and the radioactive materials deposited on the ground, and through consuming contaminated food or breathing contaminated air.
2.1 Doses of radiation received during and immediately after the accident were high for some emergency workers, but much lower for later recovery-operation workers and people living in the contaminated areas. Because of contaminated milk, the thyroids of many children were heavily exposed to radioactive iodine.
At present, 100 000 people living in contaminated areas still receive a higher dose of radiation than the limit recommended for the general public.
2.2 It is difficult to tell precisely the number of deaths – past and future – attributable to the Chernobyl accident, because people who have been exposed to low levels of radiation often die from the same causes as unexposed people.
Confusion about the impact of the accident has given rise to highly exaggerated claims that tens or even hundreds of thousands of people have died as a result of the accident. In fact, a much smaller death toll can be directly attributable to Chernobyl radiation. Twenty-eight emergency workers died from acute radiation syndrome, 15 patients died from thyroid cancer, and it is roughly estimated that the total number of deaths from cancers caused by Chernobyl may reach 4000 among the 600 000 people having received the greastest exposures.
2.3 In the general population of the contaminated regions, there is so far no convincing evidence that Chernobyl has increased the number of cases of leukaemia or solid cancers, except for childhood thyroid cancer.
Thousands of those who were children and adolescents at the time of the accident have developed thyroid cancer as a result of exposure to radioactive iodine. The majority of those cancers have been treated successfully. Among workers who were exposed to higher doses of radiation this exposure has contributed to an increase in the number of cases of certain types of leukaemia and solid cancers, and possibly of cardiovascular diseases and cataracts. Future analytical studies should be able to clarify this.
2.4 As most people received relatively low doses of radiation from the Chernobyl accident, there is no convincing evidence of effects on human fertility and heritable diseases, nor have any effects been observed for pregnancy outcomes and on the overall health of children of exposed parents.
2.5 Many people were traumatized by the accident and the rapid relocation that followed. Lacking reliable information, they were fearful and anxious about their current and future health and often perceived themselves as weak and helpless victims rather than as survivors.
3. How has the environment been affected by the Chernobyl accident?
Some areas of Europe were substantially contaminated, particularly in current Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine by the large quantities of radioactive materials released from the damaged reactor. Most of these materials have since transformed into stable, non-radioactive materials but some will remain radioactive for a long time. More...
3.1 The urban areas near the reactor were heavily contaminated and rapidly evacuated. Since the accident, surface contamination has decreased and levels of radiation measured in the air are now the same as before the accident in most of these areas.
3.2 Regarding agriculture, the contamination of crops, meat, and milk with short-lived radioactive iodine was a major concern in the early months after the accident. Now and for decades to come, contamination with longer-lived radioactive caesium is the main concern in some rural areas.
3.3 Forest food products such as berries, mushrooms, and game contain particularly high levels of long-lived radioactive caesium and this contamination is expected to remain high for several decades. For instance, the accident led to high contamination of reindeer meat in Scandinavia. More...
3.4 As a result of the accident, water bodies and fish became contaminated with radioactive materials. The contamination soon decreased as a result of dilution and decay but some of the materials remained trapped in the soils around contaminated rivers and lakes. Today, most water bodies and fish have low radioactivity levels, although the levels in some closed lakes remain high.
3.5 The accident immediately affected many plants and animals living within 30 km of the site. There was an increase in mortality and a decrease in reproduction and some genetic anomalies in plants and animals are still reported today. Over the years, as the radioactivity levels decreased, the biological populations started to recover and the area has become a unique sanctuary for biodiversity.
Now, taking a closer look at the water aspect:
Quote:3.4 To what extent have water bodies been contaminated?
Radioactive caesium in fish
Radioactive materials from Chernobyl deposited on rivers, lakes and some water reservoirs both in areas close to the reactor site and in other parts of Europe. The amount of radioactive materials present in water bodies decreased rapidly during the first weeks after the initial deposition because the radioactive materials decayed, were diluted or were absorbed by the surrounding soils.
Fish absorbed radioactive iodine very quickly but the levels decreased rapidly due to radioactive decay . Bioaccumulation of radioactive caesium along the aquatic food chain resulted in high concentrations in fish in some lakes as far away as Scandinavia and Germany. The levels of strontium-90 in fish did not lead to significant human exposure, particularly as it accumulates in bones rather than in edible parts.
Aquatic bodies are still being contaminated by runoff of long lived caesium-137 and strontium-90 released from contaminated soils. At present, the water and fish of rivers, open lakes and reservoirs have low levels of caesium-137 and strontium-90. However, in some “closed” lakes with no outflowing streams in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine both water and fish will remain contaminated with caesium-137 for decades to come.
Contamination levels of the Black and Baltic seas were much lower than those in fresh water because of greater dilution and distance from Chernobyl.
Ds Wrote:I don't see the water killing many people. Also, the footnote (from biblegateway) said that wormwood was a bitter substance, the likely origin of the name. Are you trying to claim that this is the fulfillment of a prophecy? Also, no 'star' fell from the sky and caused this.
I read the entire statement you posted, and I've seen independent reporting on the wolves in the area. The report said the ground no longer presents a real threat, yet these scientist that studied the wolves were not allowed to stay very long, this was to keep them safe. They had to be careful not to kick up dust as it could cause contamination. They took their own water in to drink, and Russians were with them all the time. They were not allowed to go near the reactor site, though I do not think they were very tempted to. None have been allowed near the reactor site, so nobody knows exactly how deep the core burned into the earth. This place glowed and smoked as if hit by a large falling object, you must remember John had no idea what a star's size was, however I'm sure he was familiar with meteors 'falling stars'. John described what he thought he was seeing. Yes the contamination is less on the surface of the ground, rain has carried the material underground, and I know this, the contamination goes with it and the rain water will and does find it's way to underground water sources. If the water did not make it to underground water eventually the ground would become saturated and a swamp would form. People rarely eat the deer from the area and the ones who do risk their health.
Am I saying a prophecy or part of a prophecy has come about, maybe, it does fit every well with the sounding of the third trumpet, don't you think. If you will go back and read all you presented and pay attention to the numbers for the people killed I think you will see it's many. I will say this, if Chernobyl is the completion of the third trumpet, one thing you can bet, times short, very short.
As you said Chernobyl means bitter, scripture says the waters were made bitter, the description of the contaminated waters, BITTER.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.