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This key refers to other maps that depict the extent of contamination from the Chernobyl disaster. Interestingly, it indicates that maps of Cesium-137 distribution were much more detailed than those of Strontium-90 from the same month and year; while…

The map shown here, produced by Yurii Izrael', who was also in charge of producing Soviet contamination maps, was produced a year after the larger Soviet maps in this exhibit. However, it shows a subtle but unmistakeable political shift for the…

This map portrays soil contamination on the territory of Ukraine with cesium-137, a radioactive isotope, as of April 2011. Cesium-137 has a half-life of approximately 30 years (which means that 30 years after its release, half of it will have…

This map shows the spread of Strontium-90 contamination in the area of eastern Belarus and western Russia surrounding Gomel' in December 1990. It is one of a set of four Soviet-produced maps showing strontium contamination from the same point in…

This map shows the spread of Strontium-90 contamination in the area surrounding Minsk, in Belarus, in December 1990. It is one of a set of four Soviet-produced maps showing strontium contamination from the same point in time. They were produced by…

This map shows the spread of Strontium-90 contamination in the area west and south of Kyiv in December 1990. It is one of a set of four Soviet-produced maps showing strontium contamination from the same point in time. They were produced by the State…

This map shows the spread of Strontium-90 contamination in the area surrounding Kyiv in December 1990. It is one of a set of four Soviet-produced maps showing strontium contamination from the same point in time. They were produced by the State…

This map depicts the distribution of Cesium-137 in the area contaminated by the Chernobyl disaster as of December 1989. It was published along with the proceedings of the International Chernobyl Project, a study and conference organized by the…

This map depicts the distribution of Strontium-90 in the area contaminated by the Chernobyl disaster as of December 1989. It was published along with the proceedings of the International Chernobyl Project, a study and conference organized by the…