Chernobyl and the mortality crisis in Eastern Europe and the former USSR / José A. Tapia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tapía, José A., author.

Series:

De Gruyter Contemporary Social Sciences

De Gruyter Contemporary Social Sciences ; v.11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster victims--Services for.

Disaster victims.

Disaster victims--Care--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (148 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2022]

Summary:

De Gruyter Contemporary Social Sciences provides a platform for disseminating topical analyses of current events, showcasing new theoretical, empirical or applied research across the social sciences and related fields. Through engaging storytelling and in-depth analysis, it presents new work that appeals to a wide audience, and engages with issues of major public interest, highlighting the implications for both policy and professional practice.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgements

About the author

Preface

Contents

Abbreviations

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Chernobyl — The nuclear disaster

Chapter 3 Chernobyl and the timing of the mortality crisis

Chapter 4 Birth rates and sex ratios after Chernobyl

Chapter 5 Soviet and post-Soviet cover-up

Chapter 6 Effects of the radioactive fallout — From early evaluations to the Chernobyl Forum

Chapter 7 Health effects of ionizing radiation — How knowledge grew out of secrecy

Chapter 8 Effects of low-dose radiation — The LNT model — Hormesis

Chapter 9 Conflicting results of investigations on exposures to low-dose ionizing radiation

Chapter 10 Thyroid cancer caused by the Chernobyl fallout

Chapter 11 Post-Chernobyl non-thyroid malignancies and other health effects

Chapter 12 Mortality effects of fallout from nuclear tests

Chapter 13 Conclusion

Appendix A Units for measurement of ionizing radiation

Appendix B Gender issues

Appendix C Data Tables

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

3-11-076178-5