Assessing the Risks of Nuclear and Chemical Contamination in the former Soviet Union

1996
ISBN: 978-0-7923-3951-9
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, Band 10, 118 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 371 g

Reihe: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2

Risk assessment has come to assume acute importance in the former Soviet Union since money is so scarce, yet the needs for cleanup are so huge. Other factors contribute to this situation, too: New leaders are still emerging, and governmental structures are still evolving. This creates a particular difficulty for environmentalists who attempt to become involved in the risk assessment process.
New information continues to surface on the fallout from Chernobyl and its consequences for human health. Scientists are still debating the effects of low doses of radiation delivered over a long period of time. This type of contamination is especially prevalent in the Russian North, for example, as a result of the dumping of nuclear submarine reactors into the Kara and Barents Seas.
This book examines the complexities of risk assessment in the FSU at this unique time in history.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kirk, E. J.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Angewandte Ökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Physikalische Chemie Nuklearchemie, Photochemie, Strahlenchemie
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Abfallwirtschaft, Abfallentsorgung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltverschmutzung, Umweltkriminalität, Umweltrecht
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Abfallbeseitigung, Abfallentsorgung
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Umweltrecht Abfall- und Bodenschutzrecht
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Wasserversorgung
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Luftreinhaltung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction.- 2 Science, Scientists, Politics, and Environmental Law.- 3 A Framework for Considering Social, Political, and Economic Factors in Risk Assessments.- 4 Factors Affecting Investment Strategies for the Disposition of Industrial Hazardous Waste.- 5 A Risk-based Approach to Cleanup — Problems and Pitfalls.- 6 Assessing Radiation Contamination Risks in Ukraine.- 7 The Perception of Radiation Effects on Humans: The Case of Chernobyl.- 8 NGOs and the Nuclear Navy.- 9 An Appraisal of the Radiation Hazard of Radioactive Waste Discharges in the Kara and Barents Seas.- 10 Conclusions and Recommendations for Assessing Environmental and Health Risks.