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Which was an effect of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, Ukraine?
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Drinking water was unsafe for a long time
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The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 released massive radiation, contaminating soil, water, and air. Drinking water remained unsafe for decades due to radioactive isotopes like cesium-137 and strontium-90. People and animals did get sick, and forests were harmed, not helped.