Radioactive Particles In The Environment

Author : Deborah Oughton,Valery Kashparov
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789048129478

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Radioactive Particles in the Environment by Deborah Oughton,Valery Kashparov Pdf

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 these characteristics is essential for assessing environmental impact and risks. This publication presents a series of papers covering sources and source term characterisation, methodologies for characterizing particles, and the impact of particles on the behaviour of radioactive particles in the environment. Sources covered include the Chernobyl accident, nuclear weapons accidents at Thule and Palomares accident, the discharges from Dounreay and Krashnoyarsk, and depleted uranium in Kosovo and Kuwait. The overall aim is that an increased understanding of particle characteristics and behavior will help to reduce some of the uncertainties in environmental impact and risk assessment for particle contaminated areas.

Author : John R. Cooper,Keith Randle,Ranjeet S. Sokhi
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2003-05-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 0471899240

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Radioactive Releases in the Environment by John R. Cooper,Keith Randle,Ranjeet S. Sokhi Pdf

- Thema des Bandes ist die Radioaktivität in der Umwelt (Herkunft, Transport, Messung) - einziges Buch auf dem Markt, das sich derart ausführlich nur mit diesem Thema beschäftigt - wendet sich an breitgefächertes Leserspektrum (Studenten, Dozenten, Forscher, Unternehmen, Berater) - Interesse am Einfluß menschlicher Tätigkeit auf die Umwelt nimmt ständig zu

Author : International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Aerosols, Radioactive
ISBN : 9201190107

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Radioactive Particles in the Environment by International Atomic Energy Agency Pdf

Reports on the outcome of an IAEA coordinated research project in the area of measurement and characterization of radioactive particles in the environment. This publication summarizes the achievements and findings of the project participants and gives guidance for application of the techniques for evaluation of contaminated areas.

Author : Ronald L. Kathren
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015004463702

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Radioactivity in the Environment by Ronald L. Kathren Pdf

Author : Kenji Kato,Alexei Konoplev,Stepan N. Kalmykov
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811506796

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Behavior of Radionuclides in the Environment I by Kenji Kato,Alexei Konoplev,Stepan N. Kalmykov Pdf

The 3-volume set highlights the behavior of radionuclides in the environment and focusing on the development of related fields of study, including microbiology and nanoscience. In this context, it discusses the behavior of radionuclides released in areas of Lake Karachai in Ural, and those released as a result of Chernobyl accident (1986), and in Fukushima (2011). Volume I presents the experiences gained in South Urals (“Mayak” plant, Lake Karachai), providing a scientific basis for more precise understanding of the behavior of radionuclides in complex subsurface environments. On the basis of monitoring data, it examines the pathways of radionuclide migration and the influence of the geological environment and groundwater on the migration, with a particular focus on particles from the nanoscale to microscale. It also discusses the function of microbes and microscale particles, from their direct interaction with radionuclides to their ecological role in changing the physic-chemical condition of a given environment. Lastly, the protective properties of geological media are also characterized, and mathematical modeling of contaminant migration in the area of Lake Karachai is used to provide information regarding the migration of radionuclides.

Author : Jacob Kastner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Environmental health
ISBN : UOM:39015034271364

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The Natural Radiation Environment by Jacob Kastner Pdf

Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Radioactivity in the Marine Environment
Publisher : National Academies
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015001300600

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Radioactivity in the Marine Environment by National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Radioactivity in the Marine Environment Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007-03-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080474896

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Radioactivity in the Terrestrial Environment by Anonim Pdf

The Radioactivity in the Environment Series addresses the key aspects of this socially important and complex interdisciplinary subject. Presented objectively and with the ultimate authority gained from the many contributions by the world's leading experts, the negative and positive consequences of having a radioactive world around us is documented and given perspective. In a world in which nuclear science is not only less popular than in the past, but also less extensively taught in universities and colleges, this book series will fill a significant educational gap. Radioactivity in the Terrestrial Environment presents an updated and critical review of designing, siting, constructing and demonstrating the safety and environmental impact of deep repositories for radioactive wastes. It is structured to provide a broad perspective of this multi-faceted, multi-disciplinary topic providing enough detail for a non-specialist to understand the fundamental principles involved. Contains extensive references to sources of more detailed information Provides a detailed summary of radioactivity in terrestrial ecosystems, providing a substantial and essential reference on the subject Discusses lesser-known sources of radiation exposure that provide useful information for those seeking to place environmental radioactivity into perspective

Author : Great Britain. Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017330882

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Potential Health Effects and Possible Sources of Radioactive Particles Found in the Vicinity of the Dounreay Nuclear Establishment by Great Britain. Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment Pdf

Author : Clemens Walther,Dharmendra K. Gupta
Publisher : Springer
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319221717

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Radionuclides in the Environment by Clemens Walther,Dharmendra K. Gupta Pdf

This book provides extensive and comprehensive information to researchers and academicians who are interested in radionuclide contamination, its sources and environmental impact. It is also useful for graduate and undergraduate students specializing in radioactive-waste disposal and its impact on natural as well as manmade environments. A number of sites are affected by large legacies of waste from the mining and processing of radioactive minerals. Over recent decades, several hundred radioactive isotopes (radioisotopes) of natural elements have been produced artificially, including 90Sr, 137Cs and 131I. Several other anthropogenic radioactive elements have also been produced in large quantities, for example technetium, neptunium, plutonium and americium, although plutonium does occur naturally in trace amounts in uranium ores. The deposition of radionuclides on vegetation and soil, as well as the uptake from polluted aquifers (root uptake or irrigation) are the initial point for their transfer into the terrestrial environment and into food chains. There are two principal deposition processes for the removal of pollutants from the atmosphere: dry deposition is the direct transfer through absorption of gases and particles by natural surfaces, such as vegetation, whereas showery or wet deposition is the transport of a substance from the atmosphere to the ground by snow, hail or rain. Once deposited on any vegetation, radionuclides are removed from plants by the airstre am and rain, either through percolation or by cuticular scratch. The increase in biomass during plant growth does not cause a loss of activity, but it does lead to a decrease in activity concentration due to effective dilution. There is also systemic transport (translocation) of radionuclides within the plant subsequent to foliar uptake, leading the transfer of chemical components to other parts of the plant that have not been contaminated directly.

Author : J. J. Kelly
Publisher : ASTM International
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Effluent and environmental radiation surveillance by J. J. Kelly Pdf

Author : Richard Tykva,Dieter Berg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 1402018606

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Man-Made and Natural Radioactivity in Environmental Pollution and Radiochronology by Richard Tykva,Dieter Berg Pdf

The goal of this book is to examine the complex state of radioactivity in the environment, and to understand the interplay of its two principal sources: man-made and natural. The text examines human contributions to release of radionuclides, with an eye to future reductions, and assesses natural occurrences in an evaluation of baseline radioactivity.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Environmental engineering
ISBN : 0859514285

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Sixth Report by Anonim Pdf

Author : Michael Poschl,Leo M.L. Nollet
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006-08-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781000611625

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Radionuclide Concentrations in Food and the Environment by Michael Poschl,Leo M.L. Nollet Pdf

As radiological residue, both naturally occurring and technologically driven, works its way through the ecosystem, we see its negative effects on the human population. Radionuclide Concentrations in Food and the Environment addresses the key issues concerning the relationship between natural and manmade sources of environmental radioactivity

Author : Y.A. Izrael
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2002-06-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080540236

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Radioactive Fallout after Nuclear Explosions and Accidents by Y.A. Izrael Pdf

To achieve successful solutions to the problems resulting from local, distant and global radioactive fallout after nuclear explosions and accidents and to achieve successful retrospective analyses of the radiation conditions from recent observations, certain information is needed: the distribution of the exposure dose rate in the atmosphere and in a country; the distribution of radionuclides in natural environments and the nuclide composition of the radioactive fallout; the features of formation of the aerosol particle-carriers of the radioactivity and of the nuclide distribution of the particles of different sizes formed under different conditions; the processes involved in the migration of radioactive products in different zones and environments; the external and internal effects of nuclear radiation on human beings. This monograph is devoted to a number of these problems, namely, to studies of the radioactive fallout composition, the formation of the aerosol particles that transport the radioactive products and to the analysis of the external radiation doses resulting from nuclear explosions and/or accidents. Problems of restoration and rehabilitation of contaminated land areas are also touched upon in the monograph. To solve such problems one requires knowledge of the mobility of radionuclides, an understanding of their uptake by plants, their transportation within the food chain and finally their uptake by animal and/or human organisms. The results of many years of study of radioactive fallout from atmospheric and underground nuclear explosions and accidents are summarized in this book. It is intended for various specialists - geophysicists, ecologists, health experts and inspectors, as well as those who are concerned with radioactive contamination of natural environments.