Radioecology: lectures in environmental radioactivity : Lund, Sweden

Abstract

Natural radioactivity -- Source terms and inventories of anthropogenic radionuclides -- Atmospheric dispersion, deposition and redistribution of radioactive materials in the environment -- Source and distribution of anthropogenic radionuclides in the marine environment -- The primary photon field from sources in the ground -- Ecological concepts in radioecology : an alternative to Newtonianism -- Nuclide transfer in the agricultural ecosystem -- Marine radioecology -- Radioecology in freshwater system - especially lakes -- Human exposure to radiation via ingestion of food and water -- Assessment of absorbed dose to man and risk estimations -- The effects of radiation on ecosystems and populations -- Sample collection and preparation -- Radiochemical separations -- Determination of physico-chemical forms of radionuclides in natural aquatic systems -- Calibration of high-resolution gamma-ray detectors -- Assessment of beta and alpha particle emitting nuclides -- Whole-body counting -- Statistical treatment of data -- Compartmental modelling in radioecology.