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Radioactive Releases in the Environment: Impact and Assessment


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This text brings together in one single comprehensive reference, the fundamentals of radioactivity. It uniquely fills the gap in the market, as no other books deal with environmental radioactivity to this degree. * Timely and invaluable as the studies of environmental processes and the awareness of the impact of human activity on our environment are increasing * Links all three main aspects of environmental radioactivity: Principles, Transport and Measurement * Useful to a wide readership - students, lecturers, researchers, companies and environmental consultants

Table of Contents:
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.

About the Author :
John R. Cooper is the author of Radioactive Releases in the Environment: Impact and Assessment, published by Wiley. Keith Randle is the author of Radioactive Releases in the Environment: Impact and Assessment, published by Wiley. Ranjeet S. Sokhi is the author of Radioactive Releases in the Environment: Impact and Assessment, published by Wiley.

Review :
"…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)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780471899242
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 496
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Impact and Assessment
  • Width: 171 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0471899240
  • Publisher Date: 21 Mar 2003
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 30 mm
  • Weight: 825 gr


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