4. Conclusion
Approaches to the identification and the equi-dosimetric assessment of radiation, chemical and combined effects on natural populations of the aquatic organisms are proposed. These approaches are based on generalization of our previous experimental data concerning separate and combined effects of ionising radiation and chemical mutagens (heavy metals and chlororganic compounds) on crustacean and fish embryos, as well as on the results of field studies carried out before and after the ChNPP accident. For the identification and the equi-dosimetric assessment of the damaged factors it is proposed to use the following criteria: the comparison of cytogenetic effects in mutagen equivalent doses, the distribution of chromosome aberrations in cells and the number of aberrations per aberrant cell.
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Tsytsugina, V. (2005). An Equi-Dosimetric Approach to the Comparison of Radiation and Chemical Effects on Natural Populations of Aquatic Organisms. In: Bréchignac, F., Desmet, G. (eds) Equidosimetry — Ecological Standardization and Equidosimetry for Radioecology and Environmental Ecology. NATO Security through Science Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3650-7_5
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