Plutonium And The Rio Grande - Environmental Change And Contamination In The Nuclear Age. Graf, William L, Oxford University Press, 1994. 329p. hardcover no dust jacket, boards lightly bumped/scuffed, binding tight, underlining on about 2 dozen pages, rest of text clean/unmarked, NOT xlib.

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Plutonium and the Rio Grande: Environmental Change and Contamination in the Nuclear Age

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

1994

Language

English

ISBN 10

0195089332

ISBN 13

9780195089332

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Good

Dust Jacket Condition

No Jacket

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The first atomic bombs were constructed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, where lab workers disposed of waste plutonium in nearby canyons leading to the Rio Grande. Today, the environmental consequences are just beginning to be understood as scientists examine the effects created by past mishandling of one of the most toxic chemical wastes known. Written in an engaging, accessible style, Plutonium and the Rio Grande is the first book to offer a complete exploration of this environmental history. It includes an explanation of what plutonium is, how much of it was released by the Los Alamos workers, and how much entered the river system directly from waste disposal and indirectly, as a result of atomic bomb fallout. The book includes extensive appendices, maps, diagrams, and photographs. Environmental managers, ecologists, hydrologists and other river specialists, as well as concerned general readers will find the book readable and informative.

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William L. Graf is at Arizona State University.

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