The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) disaster that occurred
in Ukraine on April 26, 1986, was one of the most devastating in
human history. Using this as a case study, the AGU monograph
"Groundwater Vulnerability: Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster" is devoted
to the problem of groundwater vulnerability, where the results of
long-term field and modeling investigations of radionuclide
transport in soil and groundwater, within the Ukrainian part of the
Dnieper River basin (Kyiv region of Ukraine), are discussed. The
authors provide a comprehensive review of existing literature on
the assessment of groundwater vulnerability and then describe an
improved methodology, which is developed based on integration of
the methods of hydrogeological zonation and modeling of anomalously
fast migration of radioactive contaminants from the land surface
toward groundwater. This volume also includes the evaluation of the
effect of preferential and episodic flow on transport of
radionuclides toward the aquifers and risk assessment of
groundwater vulnerability, which can further assist future
researchers in developing remediation technologies for improving
drinking water quality. Further, this volume sheds light on the
consequences of groundwater contamination from nuclear disasters
and assists with assessing the risks associated with contamination
and developing effective remediation technologies.
Volume highlights include discussions of the following: -
Assessment of groundwater vulnerability to contamination from the
Chernobyl nuclear disaster- Novel analytical results of the 25-year
investigations of groundwater contamination caused by
Chernobyl-born radionuclides- The wealth of data on different modes
of radioactive transport in the atmosphere, water, and soils, and
along the food chains- The hydrogeological and physico-chemical
processes and factors in groundwater contaminated zones- The
applicability of commonly used methods of the evaluation of
groundwater vulnerability- A unique method of fluid dynamics that
involves an anomalously fast migration of contaminants through
zones of preferential flow from the land surface toward
groundwater- Building confidence in the assessment of migration
pathways of radionuclides in the biosphere- Assessment and
prediction of the consequences of the nuclear accident, which can
shed light on protection from global nuclear accidents- Analogue
information for different nuclear waste disposal and environmental
projects around the world
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