Objectif The north-eastern part of Kazakhstan is considered a radiation polluted area. This pollution was caused by the testing of nuclear weapons on the Semipalatinsk polygon (atmospheric tests between 1949 and 1963 and underground tests between 1963 and 1989).The radioecological situation is characterised by the fact that between 1949 and 1963 several thousand people were repeatedly irradiated with small doses of radiation. The consequences of this radiation on the health of the population has not been well documented, especially in the fields of cancer and fertility. Several places, situated on the polygon, are highly contaminated by radionucleides, involving the vegetal and human ecosystem. This project concerns the study of the effects of nuclear testing on man and plants and the results will support the general scientific programme on radiation environment and health in Kazakhstan. The scientific epidemiological part of this project concerns the effects of repeated low-dose irradiation on human fertility in populations living near the polygon, such as malformations, miscarriages and infertility. Concurrently, biological research will be performed on the consequences of possible genetic mutations among plants and animals living in areas highly contaminated by radionucleides, such as chronic low-dose rate irradiation. A multiscale mapping will be performed to determine the areas which could be recultivated without risk to cattle and subsequently to man. Programme(s) IC-INTAS - International Association for the promotion of cooperation with scientists from the independent states of the former Soviet Union (INTAS), 1993- Thème(s) 43 - Physiology and Fundamental Medical Science Appel à propositions Data not available Régime de financement Data not available Coordinateur Université de Rennes 1 Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Campus de Beaulieu 35062 Rennes France Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (6) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale France Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 94275 Kremlin Bicetre Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Institute of Radiological Security and Ecology Kazakhstan Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 49002 Kourtchatov Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Kazakh Research Institute Kazakhstan Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 48002 Almaty Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Keppel street WC1E 7HT London Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée NERC Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Monks Wood Experimental Station Abbots Ripton PE17 2LS Huntingdon Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 480070 Almaty Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée
