consequences

Currently, 25 years after the Chernobyl NPP accident, even in areas with high levels of radionuclide contamination overt threats for the existence of vegetation are not detected. However, the reactions that show clear and undeniable signs of radiation lesions of certain species of plants are obvious. Genetic effects, which are the result of violations of the genome stability of and cause mutations, separation of populations, loss of individual species and possibly other effects are of particularly importance.