Radioactivity in the Environment: Physicochemical Aspects and Applications

ISBN-13: 9780444829542 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 696 str.

Vlado Valkovic

Opis

Numerous sources of ionizing radiation can lead to human exposure: natural sources, nuclear explosions, nuclear power generation, use of radiation in medical, industrial and research purposes, and radiation emitting consumer products. Before assessing the radiation dose to a population one requires a precise knowledge of the activity of a number of radionuclides. The basis for the assessment of the dose to a population from a release of radioactivity to the environment, the estimation of the potential clinical heath effects due to the dose received and, ultimately, the implementation of countermeasures to protect the population, is the measurement of radioactive contamination in the environment after the release.
It is the purpose of this book to present the facts about the presence of radionuclides in the environment, natural and man made. There is no aspect of radioactivity, which has marked the passing century, not mentioned or discussed in this book.

Spis treści

1. Introduction2. Radioactive Nuclides in Nature3. Technologically Modified Exposure to Natural Radiation4. Man Made Radioactivity5. Measurements of Radioactivity6. Radiation Safety7. The Nuclear Fuel Cycle8. The Bomb9. Monitoring Accidentally Released Radionuclides in the Environment10. Bomb Test Sites11. International Safeguards12. Environmental Monitoring for Safeguards13. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty