{"product_id":"9789401066204","title":"NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2","description":"\u003ch1\u003eNATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLuykx, F.F.; Frissel, Martin J.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eMost of the nuclear facilities built since the Second World War  have ceased active operation and have been decommissioned. Some of the  sites are heavily contaminated with radioactive substances. Correct  and efficient action to mitigate the radiological consequences of such  contamination will only be possible when the behaviour of  radionuclides in the terrestrial environment is sufficiently well  known. Yet radioecologists often find it difficult to study the  transfer of radioactivity in agricultural land and semi-natural  ecosystems, because of the complexity and diversity of such  environments. The present book presents an analysis of all the factors  that affect the behaviour of radionuclides as they move from their  point of release through the environment and then enter the tissues of  biota living in the ecosystems, in particular plants and animals  consumed by humans. \u003cbr\u003e  The course on which the book is based was held in a region that is  heavily contaminated by radioactive discharges into the environment  during nuclear weapons fabrication in the 1950s and '60s, and due to a  severe accidental release following the explosion of a rad-waste tank  in 1957. This allowed \u003cem\u003ein situ\u003c\/em\u003e training of the students. \u003cbr\u003e  The book's main emphasis is on specific radioecological problems in  severely contaminated areas in the former Soviet Union: the Southern  Urals Trail, the rivers  Techa-Isert-Tobol-Irtis-Ob, and the 30 km  zone around Chernobyl. Systems examined include soils, arable and  pasture land, forests, lakes and rivers. Special attention is paid to  the effects of radiation on natural ecosystems: trees, soil-dwelling  organisms, and aquatic organisms. Synergistic effects are also  considered. Short, medium and long term countermeasures are discussed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2011-09-28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789401066204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-009-0301-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 240cm x160cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 291\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47661829226636,"sku":"9789401066204","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789401066204.jpg?v=1776434230","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789401066204","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}