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Publications & Events
Our science is published in a variety of formats. Click here for more information. We also attend events and conferences in the UK, within Europe, and at venues around the world.Chernobyl 20 years on - Centre for Ecology & Hydrology scientists review the impacts 20th April 2006
Cath Barnet (CEH Lancaster) sampling in the 'Red Forest' Chernobyl exclusion zone summer 2005
In 1986 scientists from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH - then known as ITE) produced the first map of the deposition of fallout in mainland Great Britain (The Guardian. July 25, 1986).
Subsequently the study of the behaviour and effects of fallout from the accident has been one of the main focuses of the work of the radioecologists in CEH. Studies have included: working on restricted farms in the UK; long-term predictions of radiocaesium behaviour in freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems; studies within the Chernobyl 30 km exclusion zone; collaborative projects throughout the Russia, Ukraine and Belarus to determine the important exposure pathways of people living in contaminated areas.
Recently, Drs. Brenda Howard and Jim Smith contributed to the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency Chernobyl Forum Report released to coincide with the 20th anniversary, and Drs. Jim Smith and Nick Beresford have written a book on the accident (Chernobyl catastrophe and consequences) which is published by Springer.
For more information on environmental radioactivity research within CEH investigate the work of our Radioecology Group based at Lancaster and the science based at our Dorset site linked to Radioactivity in the Aquatic Environment.
Additional Information
- Chernobyl catastrophe and consequences Book
- CEH Radioecology Group
- CEH Radioactivity in the Aquatic Environment.
- IAEA Chernobyl Forum Report
- Article: Nuclear Energy, greener than you think?
