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.
| ISBN: | 9783642424687 |
| Publication date: | 28th November 2014 |
| Author: | Jim Smith, Nicholas A Beresford |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 310 pages |
| Series: | Springer Praxis Books |
| Genres: |
Medical physics Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere Earth 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.
Chernobyl Environmental Sciences features in the following genres: Medical physics, Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere, Earth sciences
Chernobyl Environmental Sciences is available in Paperback
Chernobyl Environmental Sciences was written by Jim Smith, Nicholas A Beresford and published by Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Chernobyl Environmental Sciences has 310 pages
Yes it is part of Springer Praxis Books series