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Asteroid Impacts Or Nuclear Explosions In The Northern Part Of Black Sea And Risks For Poisoning The Inland Population

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  • VIOREL BADESCU

    (Candida Oancea Institute, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Spl. Independentei 313, Bucharest 060042, Romania)

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The impact of a large asteroid or a nuclear explosion in Black Sea may cause a catastrophic poisonous gas (H2S) release in the atmosphere. Some effects of this phenomenon are evaluated. The land surface area covered by theH2Scloud generated by a 1,000 m size asteroid ranges between about 5,760 km2and 9,920 km2. This may affect between 1,400,000 and 2,470,000 people. In case of a 70 m size asteroid, the cloud covers between 105 km2and 210 km2and 26,000 to 52,000 people may be affected. The evaluations may be a few times underestimated for some particular wind directions. Nuclear explosions of 1 Mton and 50 Mton TNT may be assimilated to the impact by asteroids of about 33 m and 120 m diameter, respectively. The social effects of these events may be diminished if some general procedures are implemented.

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  • Viorel Badescu, 2009. "Asteroid Impacts Or Nuclear Explosions In The Northern Part Of Black Sea And Risks For Poisoning The Inland Population," Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 11(01), pages 131-159.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jeapmx:v:11:y:2009:i:01:n:s1464333209003270
    DOI: 10.1142/S1464333209003270
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