Chernobyl
Subtitle: catastrophe and consequences
By: Jim T. Smith and Nicholas A. Beresford.
Contributors: Beresford, Nicholas A.
Series: Springer-Praxis books in environmental sciences
Publisher: Springer; Published in association with Praxis Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Berlin; New York; Chichester, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
Subjects: Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986 -- Environmental aspects; Radioactive pollution -- Ukraine -- Chornobylʹ; Nuclear power plants -- Accidents -- Environmental aspects -- Ukraine -- Chornobylʹ
Description: "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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.