Response of the Black Sea ecosystem to the Chernobyl nuclear accident

Response of the Black Sea ecosystem to the Chernobyl nuclear accident

The most serious accident in a nuclear power plant to date occurred on April 26, 1986, at Chernobyl (Ukraine). Roughly 2% of the total fallout was deposited in the Black Sea basin. We summarize our views regarding the ecological consequences, based on a collective monograph (Polikarpov et al. 2008:...

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Veröffentlicht in:Marine ecology. Progress series (Halstenbek) 2009-02, Vol.376, p.307-308
Hauptverfasser: Polikarpov, Gennady G., Egorov, Viktor N.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aquatic environments
AS WE SEE IT
Estuaries
Freshwater ecosystems
Marine ecosystems
Radiation accidents
Radionuclides
River water
Sea water
Seas
Sediments
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Zusammenfassung:The most serious accident in a nuclear power plant to date occurred on April 26, 1986, at Chernobyl (Ukraine). Roughly 2% of the total fallout was deposited in the Black Sea basin. We summarize our views regarding the ecological consequences, based on a collective monograph (Polikarpov et al. 2008: Radioecological response of the Black Sea to the Chernobyl accident; in Russian). Radionuclide runoff into the Black Sea continues to this day, but long-term radioecological effects are minor, except for increased radionuclide levels in the sediments of several estuaries.
ISSN:0171-8630
1616-1599
DOI:10.3354/meps07901