The Petkau Effect: The Devasting Effect of Nuclear Radiation on Human Health and the Environment [Paperback]

Ralph Graeub (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 30, 1994 | ISBN-10: 1568580193 | ISBN-13: 978-1568580197 | Edition: 2

A look at the dangers of radiation exposure argues that small doses could be up to one thousand times more dangerous than previously believed and includes documentation of how nuclear reactor emissions contribute to the death of the world's greatest forests.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Editorial Reviews

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 242 pages
• Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows; 2 edition (December 30, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568580193
• ISBN-13: 978-1568580197
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,198,802 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #98 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Chemistry > Nuclear Chemistry

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent information for those concerned about radiation, April 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Petkau Effect: The Devasting Effect of Nuclear Radiation on Human Health and the Environment (Paperback)

The book is very informative and slams the government and WHO for lack of forsight on what could be the major cause of all cancer deaths. A must read for anyone who lives on this planet!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars challenging but worthwhile, May 10, 2006

By 

Florence Nightingale (New York, N.Y.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Petkau Effect: The Devasting Effect of Nuclear Radiation on Human Health and the Environment (Paperback)

As science on the topic of long-term effects of nukes continues to come in, Graeub has only been vindicated. The facts are there: low-level radiation devastates the environment. It's no accident cancer rates have shot up since the first A-bomb tests: that's neither "dogma" nor "hysteria": it's fact. And it's something the huge, and well-financed, nuclear energy industry would like you to forget.

9 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book is tripe., March 11, 1999

By 

[e-mail] (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Petkau Effect: The Devasting Effect of Nuclear Radiation on Human Health and the Environment (Paperback)

If you already fear nuclear power and know nothing about it, and wish to have your fears feed by both misleading statistics and paranoid dogma this book is for you, If on the otherhand you actually wish to read a factual book on nuclear power don't read this one.