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Assessing the Risks of Nuclear and Chemical Contamination in the former Soviet Union

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  • © 1996

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Editors:
  1. Elizabeth J. Kirk

    1. American Association for the Advancement of Science, USA

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2 (ASEN2, volume 10)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    • Elizabeth J. Kirk
    Pages 1-3

  3. Science, Scientists, Politics, and Environmental Law

    • Struan Simpson
    Pages 5-10

  4. A Framework for Considering Social, Political and Economic Factors in Risk Assessments

    • Judith Kildow
    Pages 11-22

  5. Factors Affecting Investment Strategies for the Disposition of Industrial Hazardous Waste

    • Anders Halldin
    Pages 23-27

  6. A Risk-Based Approach to Cleanup — Problems and Pitfalls

    • Lynn Anspaugh
    Pages 29-32

  7. Assessing Radiation Contamination Risks in Ukraine

    • Constantin G. Rudy
    Pages 33-48

  8. The Perception of Radiation Effects on Humans: The Case of Chernobyl

    • Abel J. Gonzalez
    Pages 49-71

  9. NGOs and the Nuclear Navy

    • Joshua Handler
    Pages 73-83

  10. An Appraisal of the Radiation Hazard of Radioactive Waste Discharges in the Kara and Barents Seas

    • Yurii V. Sivintsev
    Pages 85-100

  11. Conclusions and Recommendations for Assessing Environmental and Health Risks

    • Elizabeth J. Kirk
    Pages 101-114

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 115-118
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Risk assessment has come to assume acute importance in the former Soviet Union since money is so scarce, yet the needs for cleanup are so huge. Other factors contribute to this situation, too: New leaders are still emerging, and governmental structures are still evolving. This creates a particular difficulty for environmentalists who attempt to become involved in the risk assessment process.
New information continues to surface on the fallout from Chernobyl and its consequences for human health. Scientists are still debating the effects of low doses of radiation delivered over a long period of time. This type of contamination is especially prevalent in the Russian North, for example, as a result of the dumping of nuclear submarine reactors into the Kara and Barents Seas.
This book examines the complexities of risk assessment in the FSU at this unique time in history.

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  • American Association for the Advancement of Science, USA

    Elizabeth J. Kirk

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