Cytogenetic Effects in a Population of Agropyron Cristatum L. from the Site Where Tests of Radioactive Substances Were Carried Out at the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site

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An assessment of cytogenetic effects in populations of wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum L.) was carried out at 45 points of site "4A" of the Semipalatinsk test site (Kazakhstan), which did not differ in soil characteristics and heavy metal contamination, but contrasted in the level of radioactive contamination. At site "4A" in 1953–1957 combat radioactive substances were tested. The specific activity of 90Sr radionuclide in wheatgrass changed from < 1 × 102 to 9.7 × 105 Bq/kg. It was found that the frequency of aberrant cells increases linearly in the dose range from natural background to 1.4 Gy. The main contribution to the formation of cytogenetic effects in the common wheatgrass is made by double bridges, which confirms the radiation nature of the observed effects.

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K. S Minkenova

Branch "Institute of Radiation Safety and Ecology" Republican State Enterprise "National Nuclear Centre"

Email: minkenova@nnc.kz
Kurchatov, Kazakhstan

M. K Mukusheva

Republican State Enterprise "National Nuclear Centre"

Email: mukusheva@nnc.kz
Kurchatov, Kazakhstan

S. A Geras'kin

NRC "Kurchatov institute" — VNIIRAE

Email: stgeraskin@gmail.com
Obninsk, Russia

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