| Nuclear Physical Methods in Radioecological Investigations of Nuclear Test Sites Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Hecker, Siegfried S. (Editor), Mason, Caroline F. V. (Editor), Kadyrzhanov, Kairat K. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0792364481 ISBN-13: 9780792364481 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2000 Annotation: It is only with the ending of the Cold War that the issue of environmental hazards at many former nuclear testing sites around the world has attracted international scientific interest. This book discusses the environmental, ecological, and health problems associated with nuclear testing. Topics treated include dose assessment, risk, speciation and transport of radionuclides, measurement and separation of radionuclides, and remedial options. The nuclear test sites examined include the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site (Kazakhstan), the Nevada test Site (USA), the Pacific atolls, and the Maralinga Test Site (Australia). The volume also discusses the additional release sites of Chelyabinsk (Russia), Chernobyl (Ukraine), Palomares (Spain), Los Alamos (USA), and others. A valuable compendium of radiological problems for a wide spectrum of readers, from non-specialist to expert. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Radiation - Medical - Science | Physics - Nuclear |
| Dewey: 363.17 |
| Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 1 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.44" W x 9.42" (0.96 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
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| Publisher Description: It is only with the ending of the Cold War that the issue of environmental hazards at many former nuclear testing sites around the world has attracted international scientific interest. This book discusses the environmental, ecological, and health problems associated with nuclear testing. Topics treated include dose assessment, risk, speciation and transport of radionuclides, measurement and separation of radionuclides, and remedial options. The nuclear test sites examined include the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site (Kazakhstan), the Nevada test Site (USA), the Pacific atolls, and the Maralinga Test Site (Australia). The volume also discusses the additional release sites of Chelyabinsk (Russia), Chernobyl (Ukraine), Palomares (Spain), Los Alamos (USA), and others. A valuable compendium of radiological problems for a wide spectrum of readers, from non-specialist to expert. |