Featuring the results of decades of research in the field, and written by a renowned expert, this volume covers the environmental and nutritional consequences of major nuclear accidents, such as those in 1986 in Chernobyl and in 2011 in Fukushima.

The book deals with various consequences of major nuclear accidents, such as in 1986 in Chernobyl and in 2011 in Fukushima. The public is extremely interested in learning more about the movements and risks posed by radiation in the environment related to food supply and food safety. Radionuclides are found in air, water, soil and even in us not only after nuclear accidents because they occur also in nature. Every day, we ingest and inhale radionuclides in our air and food and the water. This book provides a solid underpinning of the basic physical-chemistry and biogeochemistry of naturally...