Chernobyl - What Have We Learned? The Successes and Failures to Mitigate Water Contamination Over 20 Years /

Twenty million people have been exposed to Chernobyl radionuclides through the Dnieper River aquatic pathways. This book presents a 20-year historical overview and comprehensive study results of the aquatic environment affected by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident. During this time, many water qua...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Onishi, Yasuo (Editor), Voitsekhovich, Oleg V. (Editor), Zheleznyak, Mark J. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edition:1st ed. 2007.
Series:Environmental Pollution, 12
Subjects:
Pollution.
Environment.
Radiation dosimetry.
Environmental management.
Environmental chemistry.
Environmental Sciences.
Radiation Dosimetry and Protection .
Environmental Management.
Environmental Chemistry.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Soviet-Built Nuclear Plants and Their Safety
  • The Chernobyl Accident and Its Aquatic Impacts on the Surrounding Area
  • Radioecological Aspects of Water Use
  • Population Dose Estimate Due to Aquatic Pathways
  • Radiation Risk Assessment and Countermeasure Justification
  • Management of the Fresh Water Environment in the Chernobyl Affected Area
  • Water Protection Measures for Radioactive Groundwater Contamination in the CEZ
  • Where Do We Go from Here? Construction of the New Safe Confinement
  • Summary and Conclusions.

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