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

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Author: Birgitta Åhman
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1998
• Subjects: radioactive contamination; fallout; radiocaesium; reindeer; Rangifer tarandus; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Arctic; Slaughter; Rangifer
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.18.3-4.1455; https://doaj.org/article/e1363dcf13b847ec9997420f01952b7a

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...