Fukushima Accident: Radioactivity Impact on the Environment

Fukushima Accident presents up-to-date information on radioactivity released to the atmosphere and the ocean after the accident on the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, on the distribution of radionuclides in the world atmosphere and oceans, and their impact on the total environment (man, fauna, and flora). The book will evaluate and discuss the post-Fukushima situation, emphasizing radionuclide impacts on the terrestrial and marine environments, and compare it with the pre-Fukushima sources of radionuclides in the environment. The authors’ results, as well as knowledge gathered from the literature, will provide up-to-date information on the present status of the topics. Fukushima Accident is based on the environmental and nuclear research; however, the presentation will be suitable for university-level readers.

2013 PROSE Award winner in Environmental Science from the Association of American PublishersCovers atmospheric and marine radioactivity, providing information on the global atmospheric dispersion of radionuclides in the atmosphere and world oceansExamines radiation doses to the public and biota to understand the health risks to the public and ecosystemsProvides information on monitoring radionuclides in the environment – information on sources of radionuclides, their temporal and spatial variations, and radionuclide levelsCovers transport of radionuclides from different sources (e.g. nuclear power plants) as well as atmospheric simulations and modeling approaches

Prologue Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant Chapter 3: Fukushima Accident Chapter 4: Radionuclide Releases into the Environment Chapter 5: Fukushima Radioactivity Impact Chapter 6: Pre-Fukushima Radioactivity of the Environment Chapter 7: Estimation of Radiation Doses Chapter 8: Summary Epilogue