Social and ethical issues in environmental remediation projects

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 21-25

  Oughton, D H ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Consequences; Ethical; Issues; Remediation; Social

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION;

CHERNOBYL; CONSEQUENCES; ETHICAL; ISSUES; SOCIAL;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

GROUND WATER;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHICS; HEALTH RISK; PROJECT DESIGN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIONUCLIDE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; COST; ECOSYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL LIABILITY; SELF HELP; SIDE EFFECT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; COMPENSATION; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; POLLUTANT; RADIATION MONITORING; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 84883152735     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2011.08.019     Document Type: Article

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