Radio-ecological and cytogenetic assessments were made in the vicinity of Totsk nuclear explosion in the Orenburg Region. Increased contents of radioactive isotopes Cs and Pu were detected in the soil. A comparative cytogenetic analysis indicated that the population continued to be exposed to radioactive agents.
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