The Environmental Effects of the April 2020 Wildfires and the Cs-137 Re-Suspension in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone: A Multi-Hazard Threat

The Environmental Effects of the April 2020 Wildfires and the Cs-137 Re-Suspension in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone: A Multi-Hazard Threat

This paper demonstrates the environmental impacts of the wildfires occurring at the beginning of April 2020 in and around the highly contaminated Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ). Due to the critical fire location, concerns arose about secondary radioactive contamination potentially spreading over Eur...

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Main Authors: Rocío Baró, Christian Maurer, Jerome Brioude, Delia Arnold, Marcus Hirtl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Atmosphere
Subjects:
wildfires
atmospheric transport modelling
Chernobyl
exclusion zone
radionuclides
Cs-137
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/4/467

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