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Radioactivity in the terrestrial environment
by Shaw, George
fromRadioactivity in the environment
"This book is a summary of research into radioactivity in terrestrial ecosystems, providing a substantial and essential reference on the subject. Published work on terrestrial radioecology can be traced back to early 1950s, and since then both the mainstream scientific literatur…
In the context of the safety of nuclear installations, there is general concern over the release and dispersal of radioactive pollutants in particulate form into the atmosphere. Such a release may lead to radiation exposure to individuals under radioactive fall-out conditions in…
The First Generation Magnox Storage Pond (FGMSP) is situated on the Sellafield Ltd site in the UK, and is an extremely inhospitable environment comprising of significant levels of radioactivity coupled with a high pH of pH 11.4. Despite such extreme conditions, microorganisms ar…
The second in a three-volume set exploring Problems and Solutions in Medical Physics, this volume explores common questions and their solutions in Nuclear Medicine. This invaluable study guide should be used in conjunction with other key textbooks in the field to provide additio…
Mineral Composition and Radioactivity of Edible Mushrooms is the definitive reference guide that collects and collates all recent very dispersed data and information on mushroom mineral elements adn radioactivity--back cover.
This book on <IT>Marine Radioactivity</IT> sets out to cover most of the aspects of marine radioactivity which have been the focus of scientific study in recent decades. The authors and their reviews divide into topic areas which have defined the field over its history. They cov…
Ionizing radiation and radioactivity were discovered at the end of the last century. Since then, they have continued to make an impact on varoius fields of research, including not only fundamental studies ranging from the structure of matter at the subatomic level up to cosmic s…
This book features information regarding the Chernobyl nuclear accident, the production of elementary particles, radiation exposure, the geopolitical effects of the end of the nuclear arms race between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union, and the future of nuclear power.