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This is Volume II in a three-volume set on the Behavior of Radionuclides in the Environment, focusing on Chernobyl. Now, so many years after the Chernobyl accident, new data is emerging and important new findings are being made. The book reviews major research achievements concerning the behavior of Chernobyl-derived radionuclides, including their air transport and resuspension, mobility and bioavailability in the soil-water environment, vertical and lateral migration in soils and sediments, soil-to-plant and soil-to-animal transfer, and water-to-aqueous biota transfer. The long-term dynamics of radionuclides in aquatic ecosystems are also discussed, in particular, the heavily contaminated cooling pond of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which is in the process of being decommissioned. Lessons learned from long-term research on the environmental behavior of radionuclides can help us understand the pathways of environmental contamination, which, in turn, will allow us to improve methods for modeling and predicting the long-term effects of pollution. This book features a wealth of original data and findings, many of which have never been published before, or were not available internationally. The contributing authors are experts from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus with more than 30 years of experience investigating Chernobyl-derived radionuclides in the environment. The content presented here can help to predict the evolution of environmental contamination following a nuclear accident, and specifically the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant accident.

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Author:   Alexei Konoplev ,  Kenji Kato ,  Stepan N. Kalmykov
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
Weight:   0.816kg
ISBN:  

9789811535703

ISBN 10:   9811535701
Pages:   443
Publication Date:   20 May 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Atmospheric transport of radionuclides and resuspension .- 1. Atmospheric transport of radionuclides initially released as a result of the Chernobyl accident.- 2. Re-entrainment of the Chernobyl-derived radionuclides in air. Experimental data and modelling.- Part 2 Behavior of Chernobyl-derived radionuclides in soil-water.- 3. Mobility and bioavailability of Chernobyl-derived radionuclides in soil-water environment – Review.- 4. Quantitative assessment of lateral migration of Chernobyl-derived 137Cs in contaminated territories of the East European Plain.- Part 3 Behaviour of radionuclides in agricultural and forest ecosystems.- 5. Behavior of Chernobyl-derived radionuclides in agricultural ecosystems.- 6. Behavior of the Chernobyl-derived radionuclides in forest ecosystems and effects of radiation.- Part 4 Behaviour of radionuclides in aquatic ecosystems.- 7. Long-term dynamics of Chernobyl-derived radionuclides in rivers and lakes.- 8. Distribution and dynamics of radionuclidesin the Chernobyl Cooling Pond.- 9. Radioactivity Of Aquatic Biota In Water Bodies Impacted With Chernobyl-Derived Radionuclides.

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Alexei Konoplev Fukushima University Institute of Environmental Radioactivity Fukushima Japan alexeikonoplev@gmail.com Kenji Kato Shizuoka University Faculty of Science Shizuoka Japan kato.kenji@shizuoka.ac.jp   Stepan N. Kalmykov Lomonosov Moscow State University Radiochemistry Division Moscow Russia Stepan_5@hotmail.com

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