Chernobyl : catastrophe and consequences / Jim T. Smith and Nicholas A. Beresford.
Material type: TextSeries: Springer-Praxis books in environmental sciencesPublication details: Berlin : Springer published in association with Praxis Publishing, c2005.Description: xxvi, 310 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:- 3540238662 (hbk.)
- 363.1799 22
- 363.1799094776 22
- TD196.R3 S64 2005
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction.-- Environmental behaviour.-- Radioactivity in aquatic ecosystems.-- Radioactivity in terrestrial systems.-- Responses and countermeasures.-- Health effects.-- Social and psychological effects.-- Effects on Biota.
"The long-term effects of the Chernobyl incident on the environment are still becoming apparent, twenty years after the event. This book, written by two researchers with frontline experience in this field, provides a detailed review of these over a wide range of ecosystems. It also discusses the responses and countermeasures utilised to combat the effects of the accident, as well as considering the health, social, psychological and economic impacts on the human population. This book adds valuable weight to the debate about the environmental cost of nuclear power and the issue of nuclear safety."--BOOK JACKET.
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