Miscellaneous References, Websites, and Other Activities

references 

Hao, W.M., O.O. Bondarenko, S. Zibtsev, and D. Hutton. 2009. Vegetation fires, smoke emissions, and dispersion of radionuclides in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. In: S. V. Krupa, editor: Developments in Environmental Science, Vol 8, Wild Land Fires and Air Pollution, Andrzej Bytnerowicz, Michael J. Arbaugh, Allen R. Riebau and Christian Andersen. The Netherlands: Elsevier, pp. 265–275.

Hohl, Aaron, Andrew Niccolai, Chad Oliver, Dmytro Melnychuk, Sergiy Zibtsev, Johann Georg Goldammer, Volodymyr Gulidov. 2011. The Human Health Effects of Radioactive Smoke from a Catastrophic Wildfire in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone: A Worst Case Scenario. Earth Bioresources and Quality of Life. Vol. 1, pg. 1. http://gchera-ejournal.nubip.edu.ua/index.php/ebql/article/view/24 (Chernobyl Wildfire Worst Case Scenario Analysis)

Johnson, M.C., D.L.Peterson, and C.L. Raymond. 2007. Managing forest structure and fire hazard—a tool for planners. Journal of Forestry; Mar. 105, 2: 77-83.                   

Kashparov, V. A., Lundin, S. M., Kadygrib, A. M., Protsak, V. P., Levtchuk, S. E., Yoschenko, V. I., et al. (2000). Forest fires in the territory contaminated as a result of the Chernobyl accident: radioactive aerosol resuspension and exposure of fire-fighters. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 51(3), 281-298.

Kashparov, V. A., Lundin, S. M., Zvarych, S. I., Yoshchenko, V. I., Levchuk, S. E., Khomutinin, Y. V., et al. (2003). Territory contamination with the radionuclides representing the fuel component of Chernobyl fallout. Science of the Total Environment, 317(1-3), 105-119.

Yoschenko, V. I., Kashparov, V. A., Levchuk, S. E., Glukhovskiy, A. S., Khomutinin, Y. V., Protsak, V. P., et al. (2006a). Resuspension and redistribution of radionuclides during grassland and forest fires in the Chernobyl exclusion zone: part II. Modeling the transport process. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 87(3), 260-278.

Yoschenko, V. I., Kashparov, V. A., Protsak, V. P., Lundin, S. M., Levchuk, S. E., Kadygrib, A. M., et al. (2006b). Resuspension and redistribution of radionuclides during grassland and forest fires in the Chernobyl exclusion zone: part I. Fire experiments. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity,86(2), 143-163.

Zibtsev, S., C. D. Oliver, J. G. Goldammer, A. Hohl, J. McCarter, A. Niccolai, M. Petrenko, and O. Borsuk.  2011. Wildfires Risk Reduction From Forests Contaminated by Radionuclides: A Case Study of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Exclusion Zone, The 5th International Wildland Fire Conference, Sun City, South Africa , 9–13 May 2011. (Zibtsev Oliver Goldammer Wildfire paper)

other pertinent websites

United Nations Global Fire Monitoring Center, Freiburg University

Regional Eastern European Fire Monitoring Center

Chernobyl Research Initiative, University of South Carolina 

Professor Jim Smith, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Portsmouth

united nations activities

November 20: UN Resolution: “Resolution adopted by the General Assembly” 62/9: Strengthening of international cooperation and coordination of efforts to study, mitigate, and minimize the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster 

November 21, 2008– “UN Action Plan on Chernobyl to 2016: Final Version”

May 10, 2011: Message of the UN Secretary-General to the Fifth International Wildland Fire Conference, Sun City, South Africa. 

Other

September 22-23, 2008: “Public authorities and civil society together for a safe European nuclear future.” (Sponsored by the Council of Europe.)