Remediation of Contaminated Environments

G. Voigt (Volume editor), S. Fesenko (Volume editor)

9780080448626

Hardback, published 2 June 2009

496 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 3 cm, 0.93 kg

Remediation of Contaminated Environments summarises - amongst other things - what happened to the people and environment around Chernobyl (and other nuclear sites) and what measures need to be taken in future in the event of nuclear accidents etc. plus it has a very important and currently topical use in detailing what to do in the event of a terrorist dirty bomb attack on a city.

Introduction
S.Fesenko, and G. Voigt
1. International approaches to remediation of territorial radioactive contamination
A.J. González
2. Site characterisation and measurement strategies for remediation purposes
S. Fesenko, L. Zeiller, and G. Voigt
3. Decision - aiding tools for remediation strategies
V. Shershakov, S. Fesenko, I. Kryshev, and N. Semioshkina
4. Remediation of areas contaminated after radiation accidents
R. M. Alexakhin
5. Remediation of sites contaminated by nuclear weapon tests in the Marshall Islands and Australia
P.R. Danesi
6. Remediation as part of the decommissioning of nuclear facilities
E. Falck, R. Seitz, M. Pearl, M. Audet, P. Schmidt, and H.M. Fernandes
7. Remediation Planning of Uranium Mining and Milling Facilities: The PriDneperovsky Chemical Plant Complex in Ukraine
O. Voitsekhovych, and T. Lavrova
8. Principles and technologies for remediation of uranium-contaminated environments
Yong-Guan Zhu, and Bao-Dong Chen
9. Effectiveness of remedial techniques for environments contaminated by artificial radionuclides
K.G. Andersson, and P. Roos
10. Environmental, social, ethical and economic aspects of remediation
D. Oughton, I. Bay-Larsen, and G. Voigt
Concluding remarks
G. Voigt, and S. Fesenko

Subject Areas: Pollution control [TQK], Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ], Nuclear issues [RNQ], Pollution & threats to the environment [RNP], Nuclear physics [PHN], Public health & preventive medicine [MBN], Health & safety issues [KNXC]