Description
Book SynopsisThis text brings together in one single comprehensive reference, the fundamentals of radioactivity. It is timely and invaluable as the studies of environmental processes and the awareness of the impact of human activity on our environment are increasing.
Trade 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)
Table of Contents1 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.
