title: Present concept on current water protection and remediation activities for the areas contaminated by the 1986 Chernobyl accident.
abstract: The results of radiation monitoring data and migration pathway analysis of water bodies within areas affected by the 1986 Chernobyl accident provide a unique opportunity for decision-makers working in other extensively contaminated regions to optimize their approaches to surface and groundwater protection. Most engineering measures within the Chernobyl 30-km exclusion zone were focused on preventing secondary contamination of surface and groundwater from entering the Pripyat River and the Kiev Reservoir. However, implementation of these measures required huge financial and human resources. Therefore, lessons about post-accidental water protection activities can be learned from the Chernobyl example.
authors.affiliation: Ukrainian Ministry of Chernobyl Affairs, Ukrainian Center of Radiation Medicine, Ukraine.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Voitsekhovitch
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Prister
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nasvit
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Los
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Berkovski
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009688:Nuclear Reactors; D011210:Power Plants; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D012306:Risk; D014455:Ukraine; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive