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Environmental consequences of nuclear war

(SCOPE report, 28)

Published on behalf of the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), by J. Wiley, c1989-

2nd ed

  • v. 1
  • v. 2

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Note

Includes bibliographical references (v. 1, p. 285-302)

Contents of Works

  • v. 2. Physical and atmospheric effects / A. Barrie Pittock ... [et al.]

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The first volume of a work discussing the state of scientific knowledge of the possible environmental consequences of nuclear war. It presents a consensus as to the effects nuclear detonations might have on climate, ecosystems and food supply.

Table of Contents

  • Direct effects of nuclear detonations
  • scenarios for a nuclear exchange
  • sources and properties of smoke and dust
  • atmospheric processes
  • meteorological and climatic effects
  • nuclear and post-nuclear chemical pollutants and perturbations
  • radiological dose assessments
  • research recommendations. Appendix: ecological and agricultural effects.

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