PART 5_2 Chemical contaminants and ecotoxicology
PART 5_2 Chemical contaminants and ecotoxicology
PART 5_2 Chemical contaminants and ecotoxicology
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ECOSYSTEMS: Terrestrial<br />
• Contamination of soils by radioactive<br />
materials is largely due to nuclear<br />
weapon testing (Australian <strong>and</strong><br />
Nevada deserts)<br />
• Accident has also contributed to that<br />
e.g. Chernobyl fallout outside the<br />
former Soviet Union.<br />
• When soils are contaminated<br />
organisms living in soils are affected