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This volume focuses on the human exposures and medical effects
studies in the SemipaiatinskJ Altai region of Siberia that were a
consequence of the radioactive fallout from nuclear test explosions
that took place at the Semipalatinsk Test Site of the former Soviet
Union. It contains a detailed account of a NATO Advanced Research
Workshop (ARW) devoted to the subject, and a selection of the
papers presented. The title of the ARW was "Long-term Consequences
of Nuclear Tests for the Environment and Population Health
(SemipaiatinskJAltai Case Studies)." The estimated exposures to
large numbers of people in the Altai lie in an important dose rate
and dose domain. Hence the research reported herein provides new
and unique information on the effects of radiation on humans. Also
emphasized at the ARW were studies involving fallout from the
Pacific Island tests of the U. S. A . . There have been over 2300
nuclear weapon test explosions to date. More than 500 took place in
the atmosphere and outer space; the remainder were underground. The
atmospheric tests comprise the largest source of anthropogenic
radioactivity released into the earth's atmosphere to date. The
vast majority, in number and yield, were carried out by the former
Soviet Union (FSU) and the United States. Each superpower
maintained two primary test sites, one continental primarily for
small yield tests, and the other more remote for larger yield
tests. For the U. S. A.
Radionuclides produced by past nuclear weapon test explosions
comprise the largest source of anthropogenic radioactivity released
into the earth's atmosphere to date. This volume presents data and
models about the fate of the released radionuclides and their
possible effects on human health. It is divided into the following
three parts:
- Source Term Studies;
- Dose Reconstruction;
- Ecological and Health Effects,
and comprises both Western and formerly secret Soviet research
studies, illuminates past and current research.
Radionuclides produced by past nuclear weapon test explosions comprise the largest source of anthropogenic radioactivity released into the earth's atmosphere to date. This volume presents data and models about the fate of the released radionuclides and their possible effects on human health. It is divided into the following three parts: - Source Term Studies;- Dose Reconstruction;- Ecological and Health Effects,and comprises both Western and formerly secret Soviet research studies, illuminates past and current research.
This volume focuses on the human exposures and medical effects
studies in the SemipaiatinskJ Altai region of Siberia that were a
consequence of the radioactive fallout from nuclear test explosions
that took place at the Semipalatinsk Test Site of the former Soviet
Union. It contains a detailed account of a NATO Advanced Research
Workshop (ARW) devoted to the subject, and a selection of the
papers presented. The title of the ARW was "Long-term Consequences
of Nuclear Tests for the Environment and Population Health
(SemipaiatinskJAltai Case Studies)." The estimated exposures to
large numbers of people in the Altai lie in an important dose rate
and dose domain. Hence the research reported herein provides new
and unique information on the effects of radiation on humans. Also
emphasized at the ARW were studies involving fallout from the
Pacific Island tests of the U. S. A . . There have been over 2300
nuclear weapon test explosions to date. More than 500 took place in
the atmosphere and outer space; the remainder were underground. The
atmospheric tests comprise the largest source of anthropogenic
radioactivity released into the earth's atmosphere to date. The
vast majority, in number and yield, were carried out by the former
Soviet Union (FSU) and the United States. Each superpower
maintained two primary test sites, one continental primarily for
small yield tests, and the other more remote for larger yield
tests. For the U. S. A.
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