Effects of radioactive waste on wildlife?

Answer 1

Nuclear waste is carefully stored and never spread around the environment unless there is a serious accident like at Chernobyl, or resulting from fallout from nuclear weapon use. At Chernobyl there were reports of vegetation being discolored, but this was due to quite exceptional levels of contamination which have never been remotely approached in the US or W Europe. I'm not aware of reports on atmospheric weapon tests, most of which were in the Soviet Union, so not reported on. More recently of course all nuclear tests have been underground. Most attention has been given to effects on humans, but clearly animals grazing on contaminated land will pick up some radiation. This happened after Chernobyl in countries as far away as the UK and meat from sheep in some areas was banned for quite a long time, though the actual levels were very low, not enough to make the sheep ill, but detectable. Low level discharges from Sellafield fuel processing plant into the Irish Sea have occurred, and the effects are monitored by analysing fish caught nearby, but I'm not aware of any resulting ban on fishing.

Answer 2

cancers, birth defects, infertility and mutations i think. wen cells become damages, they repair themselves incorrectly, more often results in cancers..

Answer 3

it kills your AUNT

Animals

Universe

Nature

Trees

Answer 4

it pollutes the environment which affect animals in their habitat

Answer 5

If not disposed of correctly it can cause pollution. Which may lead to environmental damage and sickness in the flora and fauna in the area.

Answer 6

Radioactive wastes are dangerous for all living organisms.

Answer 7

Radioactive wastes produce a contamination of the envirionment which can be dangerous for living beings.

Answer 8

Nuclear waste is good.