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…this book is well written and easy to read, even for non-specialists. As is the tradition of this series, it is presented in a very didactic way. Besides figures and tables, it also consists of boxes and photographs. It contains a glossary of units, a well-targeted bibliography, an index, etc. …a very complete and instructive book.
-- International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 1997
Book Description
This is the first detailed study of the ecological impact of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion on 26 April, 1986 - the largest civil nuclear catastrophe of all time. Geneticist Vladimir Savchenko details the effects of high level radionuclide release on the environment, on natural ecosystems, and on agroecosystems; the human effects then and now; the impact of radionuclide release on biological diversity and genetic systems; and the socioeconomic effects of the Chernobyl catastrophe. He also describes the Chernobyl Ecological Sciences Network, a multinational information network dealing with the large-scale, multidimensional effects of human technology out of control. The book has a bibliography, an index, and a glossary of units, ratios, and acronyms.
The Ecology of the Chernobyl Catastrophe: Scientific Outlines of an International Programme of Collaborative Research,V.K. Savchenko,Taylor & Francis,1850706565,Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobyl§, Ukraine, 1986,Chornobyl,Chornobyl (Ukraine),Chornobyl§,Consumer Health,Environmental Conservation & Protection - General,Environmental aspects,Environmental conditions,Human Ecology,Nuclear Plant Safety,Safety,Science/Mathematics,Ukraine,Applied ecology,Environmental impact of radiation,Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection,Nuclear issues,Russia,Social impact of disasters
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