Hi guys! Hope you guys are doing well. Today I am here with a interesting topic related to pollution only but you have heard about nuclear pollution rarely. So, here it is.

Radioactive substances releases invisible radiations which causes many hazardous effect on living organisms. These radioactive substances are uranium, radium, protonium, polonium and many more. Nuclear pollution is a type of physical pollution of environment which differs from air, water and soil pollution because it can bring about physiological changes in the present as well as future generation of all living beings. There are various sources of nuclear pollution : 

 Natural sources - 

• Solar and cosmic radiations.
• Internal radiation released during decay of some elements.
• Radiations from radioactive elements.

Anthropogenic sources - 

• Medical X rays.
• Radioisotopes during radiation therapy.
• Leakage from the core of nuclear reactors.
• Radioactive waste is generated by nuclear power plants.
• Nuclear accidents, explosions or Nuclear disasters.
• Mining of radioactive ores of radioactive elements.
• Researches on radioactivity.

There are several effects of nuclear pollution in our bodies and even detrimental to us. Some of these are:

1. High doses of radiation can damage our bone marrow and therefore can retard our body's ability to fight against infections.
2. High doses of radiations can also cause blood hemorrhage and can ultimately cause death of the organism.
3. Areas which are subjected to radiations show very less or no biodiversity.
4. Acute exposures to radiations can cause sudden death, loss of hair, gum bleeding, etc.
5. Plants show genetic changes due to contact with radioactivity.
6. Brain of foetus is highly vulnerable to damage and may result in mental retardation.
7. Radioisotopes released in the environment can accumulate in air, water and soil and ultimately can enter human body through the food chain. The accumulation of these radioisotopes in the body may cause leukaemia, bone cancer and other hereditary diseases.

Control of nuclear pollution

To avoid the above-mentioned effects due to nuclear pollution, it is necessary to control the nuclear pollution and avoid the chances of getting affected by it by following various ways discussed below :

• Manufacturing and use of nuclear weapon must be stopped to control unnecessary nuclear pollution.
• Dumping of nuclear waste in ocean and other water bodies should be checked strictly.
• Nuclear tests and for the development should be suspended.
• All the necessary precautions must be adopted during the use of radioactive substances.
• Proper and safe disposal of nuclear waste should be adopted.