Yablokov Chernobyl book

viAnnals of the New York Academy of SciencesChapter III. Consequences of the Chernobyl Catastrophefor the Environment8. Atmospheric, Water, and Soil Contamination after Chernobyl. By Alexey V.Yablokov,VassilyB.Nesterenko,andAlexeyV.Nesterenko ................ 2239. Chernobyl’s Radioactive Impact on Flora. By AlexeyV.Yablokov........... 23710. Chernobyl’s Radioactive Impact on Fauna. By AlexeyV.Yablokov.......... 25511. Chernobyl’s Radioactive Impact on Microbial Biota. By Alexey V.Yablokov.............................................................. 281ConclusiontoChapterIII ................................................ 285Chapter IV. Radiation Protection after the Chernobyl Catastrophe12. Chernobyl’s Radioactive Contamination of Food and People. By Alexey V.Nesterenko,VassilyB.Nesterenko,andAlexeyV.Yablokov ................ 28913. Decorporation of Chernobyl Radionuclides. By Vassily B. Nesterenko andAlexeyV.Nesterenko................................................... 30314. Protective Measures for Activities in Chernobyl’s Radioactively ContaminatedTerritories. By AlexeyV.NesterenkoandVassilyB.Nesterenko ............ 31115. Consequences of the Chernobyl Catastrophe for Public Health and theEnvironment 23 Years Later. By Alexey V. Yablokov, Vassily B. Nesterenko,andAlexeyV.Nesterenko .............................................. 318ConclusiontoChapterIV ................................................ 327The New York Academy of Sciences believes it has a responsibility to provide an open forum fordiscussion of scientific questions. The positions taken by the participants in the reported conferences aretheir own and not necessarily those of the Academy. The Academy has no intent to influence legislationby providing such forums.