Chernobyl : catastrophe and consequences / Jim T. Smith and Nicholas A. Beresford.

Author/creator Smith, Jim T., 1966-
Other author Beresford, Nicholas A.
Format Book
Publication InfoBerlin ; New York : Springer ; Chichester, UK : Published in association with Praxis Pub., ©2005.
Descriptionxxvi, 310 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986--Environmental aspects.
Radioactive pollution--Environmental aspects. --Ukraine. --Chornobylʹ.
Nuclear power plants--Accidents. --Environmental aspects. --Ukraine. --Chornobylʹ.

SeriesSpringer-Praxis books in environmental sciences
Springer-Praxis books in environmental sciences. ^A464627
Contents Introduction / Jim T. Smith, Nick A. Beresford -- Radioactive fallout and environmental transfers / Jim T. Smith, Nick A. Beresford -- Radioactivity in terrestrial ecosystems / Jim T. Smith, Nick A. Beresford, G. George Shaw, Leif Moberg -- Radioactivity in aquatic systems / Jim T. Smith, Oleg V. Voitsekhovitch, Alexei V. Konoplev, Anatoly V. Kudelsky -- Application of countermeasures / Nick A. Beresford, Jim T. Smith -- Health consequences / Jacov E. Kenigsberg, Elena E. Buglova -- Social and economic effects / Ingrid A. Bay, Deborah H. Oughton -- Effects on wildlife / Ivan I. Kryshev, Tatiana G. Sazykina, Nick A. Beresford.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005928344
ISBN3540238662 (hbk.)