Thirty years after the Chernobyl accident: What lessons have we learnt?

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 157, Issue , 2016, Pages 77-89

  Beresford, N A ^a   Fesenko, S ^b   Konoplev, A ^c   Skuterud, L ^d   Smith, J T ^e   Voigt, G ^f  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^c FUKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^f rem   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Countermeasures; Effects on wildlife; Fixation in soil; Hot particles; Semi natural ecosystems

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOCHEMISTRY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RADAR COUNTERMEASURES; RADIATION EFFECTS;

ACCIDENT SITUATION; CHERNOBYL; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS; EFFECTS ON WILDLIFE; FUTURE PREDICTIONS; HOT PARTICLES; NATURAL ECOSYSTEM;

ACCIDENTS;

ANIMAL; BIOAVAILABILITY; CESIUM; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FIXATION; FUTURE PROSPECT; PLANT; POLLUTION EFFECT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; REMEDIATION;

BEHAVIOR; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; PREDICTION; RADIATION; RECOGNITION; ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; POLLUTANT; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; UKRAINE;

BELARUS; CHERNOBYL; KIEV [UKRAINE]; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; UKRAINE; USSR;

ANIMALIA;

POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; HUMANS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; UKRAINE;

EID: 84961839286     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.02.003     Document Type: Review

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