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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
Other Authors: Onishi, Yasuo (Editor), Voitsekhovich, Oleg V. (Editor), Zheleznyak, Mark J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2007, 2007
Edition:1st ed. 2007
Series:Environmental Pollution
Subjects:
Radiation Dosimetry And Protection
Environmental Chemistry
Environment
Environmental Management
Radiation Dosimetry
Pollution
Environmental Sciences
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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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