Radioactivity in the Environment

Physicochemical aspects and applications
Erscheinungsjahr 2000
ISBN: 978-0-444-82954-2
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 696 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1410 g

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.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nuklearer Strahlenschutz, Nuklearenergie
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Radioaktivität
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Physikalische Chemie Nuklearchemie, Photochemie, Strahlenchemie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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