Remediation Measures for Radioactively Contaminated Areas (eBook)

Dharmendra K. Gupta is Sr. Scientist of environmental biotechnology/radioecology and already published more than 80 refereed research papers/review articles in peer reviewed journals and edited eleven books. His field of research includes abiotic stress by radionuclides/heavy metals and xenobiotics in plants; antioxidative system in plants, environmental pollution (radionuclides/heavy metals) remediation through plants (phytoremediation). Anna Voronina is Head of the Radiochemistry and Applied Ecology Department at the Ural Federal University, Physical Technology Institute, Ekaterinburg, Russia. She published more than 60 papers in peer reviewed journals and 9 textbooks and tutorials for students. Her field of research includes development and study of inorganic sorbents, decontamination of radioactively contaminated soils and natural/drinking waters, liquid radioactive waste treatment, study of radionuclides migration in the environment.

1.         Review of remediation approaches after decommissioning of nuclear installations M. Cujic, J. Petrovic, S. Dragovic, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences,University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, Belgrade 11001, Serbia    2. Physicochemical methods for the remediation of radionuclide contaminated sites        C. Cameselle,S. Gouveia, University of Vigo, Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua Maxwell s/n. Edificio Fundicion, 36310 - Vigo., Spain   3. Physicochemical justification of the development and application of organomineral sorbents for remediation of radioactively contaminated soils        L. Maskalchuk,  A. Baklay,  T. Leontieva,  D. Korab, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Joint Institute for Power and Nuclear Research “Sosny”, Minsk, Belarus   4. Biological, chemical and nanosorption approaches in remediation of metal wastes       S.R. Joshi, D. Kalita, Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, North-Eastern Hill University Shillong 793 022,  India   5.         Practical experience in applying remediation methods at the Semipalatinsk test site (Kazakhstan).          S.N. Lukashenko,M. Umarov,  A. Moshkov,  A. Panitskiy,  S. Berezin,  A. Ossintsev, Institute of Radiation Safety and Ecology, National Nuclear Center, Kurchatov, Kazakhstan   6. Sorption methods in rehabilitation of  radioactively contaminated lands.           A.V. Voronina,  M.O. Blinova,V.S. Semenishchev,  P.Y. Sanin, D.K. Gupta, Ural Federal University, Physical Technology Institute, Mira str., 19, Ekaterinburg, Russia   7. The influence of mechanical remediation methods on air dose rates above radiocesium-contaminated land.   H. Kurikami, A. Kitamura, M. Machida, Center for Computational Science & e-Systems, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 178-4-4 Wakashiba, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba 277-0871, Japan   8. Competitive adsorption as a physicochemical ground for self-sufficient decontamination of areas from radioactive pollutants.            E.V. Polyakov, A.A. Ioshin, I.V. Volkov, Institute  of  Solid  State  Chemistry  UB  RAS 91 Pervomaiskaya str., 620990,  GSP,  Ekaterinburg, Russia   9. Recent advancement in bioremediation and phytoremediation processes for radioactively contaminated soils.             B.B.G. Hubert Nuclear Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde I,  P.O. Box: 8251,Yaounde, Cameroon   10. Rehabilitation of radioactively contaminated soil: Use of Bioremediation/Phytoremediation techniques        J. Lourenço,  S. Mendo, R. Pereira, Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal   11. Bioremediation and phytoremediation: Best approach for rehabilitation of soils for future use.         Dr. S. Dubchak , State Ecological Academy of Postgraduate Education and Management 03035, V. Lypkivsky str. 35, building 2, Kiev, Ukraine   12. Remediation of agricultural lands contaminated by 90Sr.          Dr. N.I. Sanzharova, D. Krylenkin,  N. Sanzharova,  I. Geshel,  O. Shubina, Russian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology, Kievskoye shosse, 109 km, Kaluga region, 249032 Obninsk, Russia   13. Treatment of radioactive waste after rehabilitation of contaminated areas.    A.V. Voronina,  V.S. Semenishchev,  D.K. Gupta,Radiochemistry and Applied Ecology department, Ural Federal University, Physical Technology Institute, Mira str., 19, Ekaterinburg, Russia    14. Water decontamination at radioactively contaminated lands. A.V. Voronina,  N.D. Betenekov,A.S. Kutergin,,Ural Federal University, Physical Technology Institute, Mira str., 19, Ekaterinburg, Russia