Radioactive Particles in the Environment

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Oughton, Deborah H. (Editor), Kashparov, Valery (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security,
• Subjects: Environment.; Nuclear chemistry.; Nuclear engineering.; Radiation protection.; Radiation > Safety measures.; Ecotoxicology.; Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection.; Nuclear Chemistry.; Nuclear Engineering.

Radioactive particles have been released to the environment from a number of sources, including nuclear weapon tests, nuclear accidents and discharges from nuclear installations. Particle characteristics influence the mobility, biological uptake and effects of radionuclides, hence information on the...