On Monday, I saw a documentation about a Bashkirian village in the Southern Ural.
They said the life expectancy there is about 50 years because of cancer,...
Why? I saw they eat their local products (milk, eggs, vegetables from the own garden) ... their don´t seem to be much industry around (they mostly live from wood industry), the area is a National Park ...
The people look rather healthy, they aren´t starving,...
So what´s the matter?
2006-06-21 00:56:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Russia
Ecology is reason number one:
Chelyabinsk nuclear-fuel processing plant "Mayak" (nuclear accident happened in the area in late 50s). River Techa is still contaminated.
Magnitogorsk Steel Mills with huge air pollution (snow becomes gray after a couple of days).
Drinking hard liquor is reason number two.
Background radiation can be a reason two (granite rocks are the main culprit), but it's not that bad (it's comparable with Colorado or Utah).
What is the name of the documentary program? I would like to see it.
2006-06-21 08:42:39 · answer #1 · answered by hec 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I saw that documentation too.. and obviously you weren't listening carefully !! like the other guys said, it's from all the nuclear testing and low standard of living !
2006-06-23 00:38:35 · answer #2 · answered by Philip 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably from all the nuclear testing and the waste that is around there.
2006-06-21 01:01:29 · answer #3 · answered by DesignR 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had read some artircles tht says they like to drink vodka..
2006-06-22 03:34:11 · answer #4 · answered by hinata 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋