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Radioactive Releases in the Environment
Impact and Assessment

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

9780471899242, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 21 March 2003

496 pages
24.6 x 17.1 x 3 cm, 0.794 kg

"…will also serve as a handbook for workers in the fields of radiochemical analysis and environmental modelling and for scientists, consultants and environmental health and pollution officers…" (International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Vol.84, No.14 – 15, 10 – 20 December 2004)

- 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

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 THE AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS.

16 ASSESSMENT OF RADIATION DOSES.

APPENDIX 1 List of 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.

References.

Bibliography.

Index.

Subject Areas: Chemistry [PN]
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