Smith / Beresford Chernobyl

Catastrophe and Consequences
2005
ISBN: 978-3-540-28079-8
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 310 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Environmental Sciences

As the debate about the environmental cost of nuclear power and the issue of nuclear safety continues, a comprehensive assessment of the Chernobyl accident, its long-term environmental consequences and solutions to the problems found, is timely. Although many books have been published which discuss the accident itself and the immediate emergency response in great detail, none have dealt primarily with the environmental issues involved. The authors provide a detailed review of the long-term environmental consequences, in a wide range of ecosystems, many of which are only now becoming apparent. They also highlight responses and counter-measures to combat the environmental consequences and discuss health, social, psychological and economic impacts on the human population as well as the long-term effects on biota.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, Jim

Beresford, Nicholas A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Environmental behaviour.- Radioactivity in aquatic ecosystems.- Radioactivity in terrestrial systems.- Responses and countermeasures.- Health effects.- Social and psychological effects.- Effects on Biota.- Conclusions.