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Chernobyl: Consequences of the Catastrophe for People and the Environment, Volume 1181
This volume, written by leading authorities from Eastern Europe, outlines the history of the health and environmental consequences of the Chernobyl disaster. Although there has been much discussion concerning the impacts of nuclear accidents, and Chernobyl in particular, never before has there been a comprehensive presentation of all the available information concerning the health and environmental effects of the low dose radioactive contaminants that were emitted from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The official discussions emanating from the IAEA and associated UN agencies (e.g. the Chernobyl Forum reports) have largely downplayed or ignored many of the findings reported in the Eastern European scientific literature and as a consequence these reports have erred on the side of negative findings simply because much of what was known was not included in their assessments. This new book provides a complete and extensive summary of all known research, including that published in Russian and Ukrainian, and provides new insights to the likely long term health and environmental consequences of nuclear accidents.
Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. For information on institutional journal subscriptions, please visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/nyas. ACADEMY Please contact the New York Academy of Sciences directly to place your order (www.nyas.org). Members of the New York Academy of Science receive full-text access to the Annals online and discounts on print volumes. Please visit for more information about becoming a member.
Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. For information on institutional journal subscriptions, please visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/nyas. ACADEMY Please contact the New York Academy of Sciences directly to place your order (www.nyas.org). Members of the New York Academy of Science receive full-text access to the Annals online and discounts on print volumes. Please visit for more information about becoming a member.
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400 pages, Paperback
First published January 26, 2010
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September 8, 2015
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This is in the top 10 most important and informative books I've ever read. Considering the continuing disaster at Fukushima, really many more people should be reading it. This is a highly scientific book full of charts, graphs, and statistical figures, yet it is still easy to read and understand. It is very detailed in different health effects caused by radiation in areas affected by Chernobyl. I was surprised to see how varied they are, really anything from gastrointestinal problems to cataracts to mental illness and of course cancer. There were many graphs showing the years different diseases increased and decreased. For some the highest increase was in 6-12 years after the disaster, for others 10-20 years. The style of writing was great and of course the information was invaluable. It also goes over effects on the environment, plants, and animals and has a chapter devoted to radiation protection measures. Highly recommended for everyone (well, adults, not children) especially if you're in the Northern Hemisphere, which means you are being affected by Fukushima. Read it before it's too late!
"The material presented in Chapter III testifies to the fact that it is dangerous and short-sighted to consider the Chernobyl radioactive zone as a natural reserve where plants and animals can develop and thrive. For deeper understanding of the many processes currently continuing in the Chernobyl-contaminated zone, biological research should not be curtailed and stopped..." page 286
"Chernobyl is, on the one hand, a micro-evolutionary incubator, actively transforming the gene pool with unpredictable consequences, and on the other hand, a black hole into which there is accelerated genetic degeneration of large animals. We ignore these findings at our peril." page 286
"Authorities allocate as little as possible to provide financial resources for rehabilitation and disaster management and at the same time are reluctant to accept data about dangerous levels of contamination of populations, food, and the environment. These attitudes hold for officials practically everywhere." page 287
"We have to take responsibility not only for our own health, but for the health of future generations of humans, plants, and animals, which can be harmed by mutations resulting from exposure to even the smallest amount of radioactive contamination." page 301
This is in the top 10 most important and informative books I've ever read. Considering the continuing disaster at Fukushima, really many more people should be reading it. This is a highly scientific book full of charts, graphs, and statistical figures, yet it is still easy to read and understand. It is very detailed in different health effects caused by radiation in areas affected by Chernobyl. I was surprised to see how varied they are, really anything from gastrointestinal problems to cataracts to mental illness and of course cancer. There were many graphs showing the years different diseases increased and decreased. For some the highest increase was in 6-12 years after the disaster, for others 10-20 years. The style of writing was great and of course the information was invaluable. It also goes over effects on the environment, plants, and animals and has a chapter devoted to radiation protection measures. Highly recommended for everyone (well, adults, not children) especially if you're in the Northern Hemisphere, which means you are being affected by Fukushima. Read it before it's too late!
"The material presented in Chapter III testifies to the fact that it is dangerous and short-sighted to consider the Chernobyl radioactive zone as a natural reserve where plants and animals can develop and thrive. For deeper understanding of the many processes currently continuing in the Chernobyl-contaminated zone, biological research should not be curtailed and stopped..." page 286
"Chernobyl is, on the one hand, a micro-evolutionary incubator, actively transforming the gene pool with unpredictable consequences, and on the other hand, a black hole into which there is accelerated genetic degeneration of large animals. We ignore these findings at our peril." page 286
"Authorities allocate as little as possible to provide financial resources for rehabilitation and disaster management and at the same time are reluctant to accept data about dangerous levels of contamination of populations, food, and the environment. These attitudes hold for officials practically everywhere." page 287
"We have to take responsibility not only for our own health, but for the health of future generations of humans, plants, and animals, which can be harmed by mutations resulting from exposure to even the smallest amount of radioactive contamination." page 301
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