Important contribution of Byelorussian scientists into radioecology

Paper presents a review of radioactive contamination of the Byelorussian flora (in the context of the Chernobyl NPP accident) publication signed a large number of experts and edited by V.I., Parphenov and B.I. Yakushev in the book Mn: Navuka i tekhnika, 1995 and of Fauna in the area impacted by the Chernobyl NPP accident. Published edited by L.M. Susheni, M.M. Pikulin, A.E. Plenin in the book Mn.: Navuka i tekhnika, 1995. The mentioned papers represent the result of complex many year research activities conducted in research institutions of the Byelorussian Academy of Sciences. The first book sums up to results of 10-years research activities devoted to the effect of ionizing radiation in the flora and radionuclide migration in soil-plant mantle, the second one - represents a generalizing report concerning animal radioecology. The drawbacks and advantages of both books are pointed out