Plutonium and the Rio Grande - Environmental Change and Contamination in the Nuclear Age

Zusatztext 'The book is an excellent contribution that enhances our knowledge of Plutonium in the environment. ...The book will be a reference source for those engaged in environmental studies! policy makers! regulatory bodies and those interested in environmental quality.' K.C. Pillai! Water! Air! and Soil Pollution No. 97! 1997 Klappentext The first atomic bombs were constructed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory! where lab workers disposed of waste plutonium in nearby canyons leading to the Rio Grande. Today! the environmental consequences are just beginning to be understood as scientists examine the effects created by past mishandling of one of the most toxic chemical wastes known. Written in an engaging! accessible style! Plutonium and the Rio Grande is the first book to offer a complete exploration of this environmental history. It includes an explanation of what plutonium is! how much of it was released by the Los Alamos workers! and how much entered the river system directly from waste disposal and indirectly! as a result of atomic bomb fallout. The book includes extensive appendices! maps! diagrams! and photographs. Environmental managers! ecologists! hydrologists and other river specialists! as well as concerned general readers will find the book readable and informative. Zusammenfassung The first atomic bombs were constructed a the Los Alamos National Laboratory for the Manhattan project and other weapons programs. Waste plutonium was drained into the Rio Grande. This book studies the movement of the plutonium through the river system, and is illustrated with maps, diagrams and photographs. The analytic methods emplyed will serve as a model for application elsewhere.

Product details

• Authors: William L. Graf, William L. (Professor of Geography Graf, Graf William L.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.04.1995
• EAN: 9780195089332
• ISBN: 978-0-19-508933-2
• No. of pages: 356
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; NATURE / Natural Resources, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, environmental science, engineering & technology, Pollution & threats to the environment, Science / Environmental Science, Waste Management, Nuclear issues, Pollution and threats to the environment, Environmental science, engineering and technology