ATMOSPHERIC NUCLEAR TESTING A SURVEY OF MEDICAL STATISTICS IN AUSTRALIA.

The article presents a survey of medical statistics on the fallout of population in Australia over the past 25 years in relation with the nuclear tests that have conducted within that period. The increase in the incidence of leukemia is the most sensitive indicator of a detrimental effect on a nation's health which has resulted from the ingestion of radioactive materials during the testing of nuclear weapons. Among the hazardous substances include strontium-90, cesium-137 and iodine -131 which can be injected into the stratosphere and the troposphere.