Chernobyl’s effects linger on. “Levels of radioactivity from the Chernobyl explosion in 1986 remain unexpectedly high in some parts of northern Europe, researchers

have found.

They say restrictions on some foods in both the United Kingdom and the former Soviet Union will have to remain in place for up to 50

years.

They found that the environment is not cleaning itself as fast as previously thought, and that radioactivity can be released to the soil

again after it has been absorbed.”