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Radioactive Releases in the Environment
Impact and Assessment

John R. Cooper (Author), Keith Randle (Author), Ranjeet S. Sokhi (Author)

9780471899235, Wiley

Hardback, published 21 March 2003

492 pages
24.9 x 17.4 x 3.3 cm, 1.077 kg

- Thema des Bandes ist die Radioaktivität in der Umwelt (Herkunft, Transport, Messung)
- einziges Buch auf dem Markt, das sich derart ausführlich nur mit diesem Thema beschäftigt
- wendet sich an breitgefächertes Leserspektrum (Studenten, Dozenten, Forscher, Unternehmen, Berater)
- Interesse am Einfluß menschlicher Tätigkeit auf die Umwelt nimmt ständig zu

Preface.

1. INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY.

2. NATURE OF RADIOACTIVITY.

3. INTERACTION OF RADIATION WITH MATTER.

4. BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION AND RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION.

5. MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE.

6. NUCLEAR POWER.

7. RELEASES OF RADIONUCLIDES FROM NON-NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRIES.

8. INSTRUMENTATION FOR RADIATION DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT.

9. MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES.

10. SAMPLING AND SAMPLE PREPARATION.

11. STATISTICAL TREATMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS.

12. RADIOACTIVE SURVEYING AND REMOTE SENSING.

13. MODELLING THE DISPERSION OF RADIONUCLIDES IN THE ENVIRONMENT: AN INTRODUCTION TO MODELLING CONCEPTS.

14. MODELLING DISPERSION OF RADIONUCLIDES IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

15. MODELLING DISPERSION OF RADIONUCLIDES IN AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS.

16. ASSESSMENT OF RADIATION DOSES.

APPENDIX 1. Acronyms Used in the Text.

APPENDIX 2. Units, Terms and Conversion Factors for Radiation, Radioactivity and Related Areas.

APPENDIX 3. Data for the Most Important Environmental Radionuclides.

Bibliography.

References.

Index.

Subject Areas: Chemistry [PN]
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