In a follow up to their earlier May report, the Lithuanian Academy of Science summarizes levels of radiation detected between April and August of 1986 following the Chernobyl nuclear accident. Atmospheric tests showed a sharp rise in radiation levels in late April, up to 50 times higher than Soviet standards for safe levels of exposure. Levels dropped off in May, with occasional spikes. The report also summarizes tests of food products grown in Lithuania or imported from other Soviet Republics.
May 23, 1986
Preliminary Report on Radiation Levels in Lithuania Following the Chernobyl Accident
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Report from the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences on radiation levels detected in May 1986 following the Chernobyl nuclear accident. Both atmospheric tests and tests of food products like milk and honey showed elevated levels of radiation and radioactive isotopes which were “dangerous to the health of the population.”
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Lithuanian Archive of Public Organizations (Lietuvos Visuomenes Organizaciju Archyvas, LVOA). Obtained by Laimonas Gryva and translated for NPIHP by Gary Goldberg
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