Red Forest
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Red Forest is a heavily contaminated woodland near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, known as one of the most radioactive areas on Earth after the 1986 disaster.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
forest
ⓘ
radioactively contaminated area ⓘ |
| accessStatus | restricted ⓘ |
| biodiversityObservation | presence of wildlife despite high radiation levels ⓘ |
| causeOfName | death and reddening of trees from acute radiation ⓘ |
| contaminant |
americium-241
ⓘ
cesium-137 ⓘ plutonium isotopes ⓘ strontium-90 ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| coveredBy |
sand
ⓘ
soil ⓘ |
| currentStatus | still significantly contaminated decades after accident ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1986-04-26 ⓘ |
| distanceFromChernobylNPP | approximately 1–2 kilometers west ⓘ |
| dominantTreeSpeciesBeforeAccident | Scots pine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | woodland ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern | potential spread of radioactive material by forest fires ⓘ |
| formedAfter | Chernobyl disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazardClassification | high-radiation hotspot within exclusion zone ⓘ |
| humanSettlementStatus | uninhabited ⓘ |
| impact |
long-term alteration of forest structure and composition
ⓘ
mass mortality of coniferous trees in 1986 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
long-term ecological research on radiation effects
ⓘ
severe radioactive contamination of soil and vegetation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kyiv Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTermIssue | persistence of radionuclides in soil ⓘ |
| managementActionAfterAccident |
bulldozing of dead trees
ⓘ
burial of contaminated biomass in trenches ⓘ |
| monitoring | subject of ongoing radiological surveys ⓘ |
| namedAfter | reddish color of pine trees after radiation exposure ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Pripyat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyRiver | Pripyat River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant surroundings
ⓘ
UNESCO Chernobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ high-radiation zone within Chernobyl Exclusion Zone ⓘ |
| radiationLevel | one of the most radioactive areas on Earth ⓘ |
| region | Northern Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| risk |
external gamma radiation exposure
ⓘ
internal exposure from inhalation or ingestion of radioactive particles ⓘ |
| scientificFieldOfStudy |
environmental radiology
ⓘ
radioecology ⓘ |
| timeToPeakRadiation | immediately after 1986 reactor explosion ⓘ |
| tourismStatus | occasionally visited on controlled Chernobyl tours ⓘ |
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