Chernobyl

Catastrophe and Consequences
2005
ISBN: 978-3-540-23866-9
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Buch, Englisch, 310 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 248 mm, Gewicht: 763 g

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.

Beresford, Nicholas A.

Smith, Jim

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nuklearer Strahlenschutz, Nuklearenergie
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungspraxis Feuerwehr, Rettungsdienst, Katastrophen- und Zivilschutz

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Radioactive fallout and environmental transfers.- Radioactivity in terrestrial ecosystems.- Radioactivity in aquatic systems.- Application of countermeasures.- Health consequences.- Social and economic effects.- Effects on wildlife.- Conclusions.