Radioactivity And Pollution In The Nordic Seas And Arctic

Author : Olaf M. Johannessen,Vladimir A. Volkov,Lasse H. Pettersson,Helge Drange,Yongqi Gao,Vladimir S. Maderich,Ivan A. Neelov,Sven P. Nielsen,Leonid P. Bobylev,Andrey V. Stepanov,Mark J. Zheleznyak,Victor Tishkov
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540498568

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Radioactivity and Pollution in the Nordic Seas and Arctic by Olaf M. Johannessen,Vladimir A. Volkov,Lasse H. Pettersson,Helge Drange,Yongqi Gao,Vladimir S. Maderich,Ivan A. Neelov,Sven P. Nielsen,Leonid P. Bobylev,Andrey V. Stepanov,Mark J. Zheleznyak,Victor Tishkov Pdf

This book describes a new tool called the Generic Model System for simulations and assessment of potential radioactive spreading in the Arctic regions. It considers the present and future potential for spreading of radionuclear pollution from sources such as from the major Russian processing plants as well as from European sources such as the UK Sellafield plant. The book combines the expertise of professionals from the radionuclear and climate-change sciences.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1229643050

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Radioactivity and pollution in the Nordic Seas and Arctic region by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Science
ISBN : MINN:31951D01220523P

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Nuclear Wastes in the Arctic by United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment Pdf

Examines enviromental and human health impacts from wastes dumped in Arctic and North Pacific regions, from nuclear contaminants discharged into these environments, and from radioactive releases from both past and future nuclear activities in region.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Nature
ISBN : LOC:00183657987

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Nuclear Contamination in the Arctic Ocean by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2004-09-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080496385

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Marine Radioactivity by Anonim Pdf

This book on Marine Radioactivity 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 cover the suite of natural radioisotopes which have been present in the oceans since their formation and quantitatively dominate the inventory of radioactivity in the oceans. Also addressed are the suite of artificial radionuclides introduced to the oceans as a consequence of the use of the atom for development of nuclear energy, nuclear weapons and various applications of nuclear science. The major source of these continues to derive from the global fallout of atmospheric tests of nuclear weapons in the 1950s and 1960s but also includes both planned and accidental releases of radioactivity from both civilian and military nuclear technology. The other division of the major study direction depends on whether the objective is to use the radionuclides as powerful tools to study oceanic processes, to describe and understand the ocean distribution of the various natural or artificial radionuclides or to assess the different radionuclides' impact on and pathways to man or marine organisms. The oceans cover 70% of the Earth's surface and thus contains a corresponding large share of the Earth's radioactivity. Marine Radioactivity covers topics of recent scientific study in this young field. It examines both natural radioactivity (radioactivity naturally present in oceans since their formation) and artificial radioactivity (radioactivity introduced by man and use of atomic and nuclear energy) with regard to possible effects on the global environment.

Author : International Arctic Seas Assessment Project
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Environmental impact analysis
ISBN : UOM:39015043006025

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Radiological Conditions of the Western Kara Sea by International Arctic Seas Assessment Project Pdf

Author : Jixin Qiao,Núria Casacuberta,Paul Mcginnity
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832521779

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Natural and artificial radionuclides as tracers of ocean processes by Jixin Qiao,Núria Casacuberta,Paul Mcginnity Pdf

Author : Helgi Jensson,Lars-Otto Reiersen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2002-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0756730279

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Arctic Pollution 2002 by Helgi Jensson,Lars-Otto Reiersen Pdf

The Arctic Monitoring & Assessment Programme (AMAP) is a group working under The Arctic Council in Oslo, Norway. This report, the second 'State of the Arctic Environment Report' prepared by AMAP in accordance with its mandate, presents the results of work conducted during AMAP's second phase (1998-2002) in relation to 5 priority areas: persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals, radioactivity, human health, & pathways of contaminants. The assessment described in this report builds upon the previous AMAP assessment that was presented in two volumes published by AMAP in 1997 & 1998, respectively. Charts, tables & photos.

Author : E.M. Scott
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003-05-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080536654

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Modelling Radioactivity in the Environment by E.M. Scott Pdf

Just as an environmental model typically will be composed of a number of linked sub-models, representing physical, chemical or biological processes understood to varying degrees, this volume includes a series of linked chapters exemplifying the fundamental nature of environmental radioactivity models in all compartments of the environment. Why is a book on modelling environmental radioactivity necessary? There are many reasons why such a boook is necessary, perhaps the most important that: - modelling is an often misunderstood and maligned activity and this book can provide, to a broad audience, a greater understanding of modelling power but also some of the limitations. - modellers and experimentalists often do not understand and mistrust each other's work yet they are mutually dependent, in the sense that good experimental science can direct good modelling work and vice-versa; we hope that this book can dispel mistrust and engender improved understanding. - there is an increasing reliance on model results in environmental management, yet there is also often misuse and misrepresentation of these results. This book can help to bridge the gap between unrealistic expectations of model power and the realisation of what is possible, practicable and feasible in modelling of environmental radioactivity; and finally, - modelling tools, capacity and power have increased many-fold in a relatively short period of time. Much of this is due to the much-heralded computer revolution, but much is also due to better science. It is useful to consider what gap if any still remains between what is possible and what is necessary.

Author : R M Harrison
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781782625605

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Pollution by R M Harrison Pdf

Twenty years on from the first edition of Pollution and the topic remains high in the public awareness. Environmental pollution is now a major area of research, consultancy and technological development and is a priority for the political agendas of both the developed and developing worlds. The fifth edition of this book is fully updated, and includes an entirely new chapter on Climate Change, presenting an authoritative view on this topic. Chapters in fast moving areas have been completely revised and several newcomers have joined the original set of authors. This popular book has proved invaluable as a teaching resource for two decades and is frequently used as a reference by practitioners in the field. Readers of earlier editions will benefit from updates on technologies such as nanoscience, and the legislative changes that have occurred since the fourth edition in 2001.

Author : Tymon Zielinski,Marcin Weslawski,Karol Kuliński
Publisher : Springer
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319142838

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Impact of Climate Changes on Marine Environments by Tymon Zielinski,Marcin Weslawski,Karol Kuliński Pdf

This book contributes to the current discussion on global environmental changes by discussing modifications in marine ecosystems related to global climate changes. In marine ecosystems, rising atmospheric CO2 and climate changes are associated with shifts in temperature, circulation, stratification, nutrient input, oxygen concentration and ocean acidification, which have significant biological effects on a regional and global scale. Knowing how these changes affect the distribution and abundance of plankton in the ocean currents is crucial to our understanding of how climate change impacts the marine environment. Ocean temperatures, weather and climatic changes greatly influence the amount and location of nutrients in the water column. If temperatures and currents change, the plankton production cycle may not coincide with the reproduction cycle of fish. The above changes are closely related to the changes in radiative forcing, which initiate feedback mechanisms like changes in surface temperature, circulation, and atmospheric chemistry.

Author : Jean-Claude Amiard
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2023-01-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781786307798

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Marine Radioecology, Volume 6 by Jean-Claude Amiard Pdf

The marine environment, in addition to a not insignificant background of “natural” radioactivity, has continued to receive inputs of radionuclides directly or indirectly through atomic fallout, discharges from the nuclear industry or from nuclear accidents. After their introduction, the fate of these radionuclides is complex with modifications of physicochemical forms, dispersion in marine water masses and adsorption onto sedimentary particles. Marine organisms then bioaccumulate these radionuclides to a greater or lesser extent, dispersing them via their burrowing activities, horizontal and vertical migrations or through food webs. All of these phenomena lead to very variable radioactive contamination, depending on location and the nature of the marine environments concerned, and consequently, to very different doses of irradiation to marine organisms. The harmful effects of ionizing radiation on living marine organisms are felt at varying levels of biological organization from the molecule to the ecosystem, passing through the cell, the organ, the individual and the population. In the end, the radioactive risk for marine organisms can decline according to several situations, which can be normal, programmed or accidental.

Author : Nils K. Oeijord
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-24
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781450297653

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The General Genetic Catastrophe by Nils K. Oeijord Pdf

Nils K. Oeijords research since 1999 shows that we have a worldwide general genetic catastrophe (GGC) due to general local and global manmade mutagenic pollution. The GGC began in the 1700s, increased in the 1800s, and exploded in the 1900s. The HIGH and INCREASING prevalence and the HIGH and INCREASING incidence of gene damage and genetic diseases all over the world logically prove the existence of the GGC. Nils K. Oeijord is a science writer, a former researcher (plant production), a former assistant professor (mathematics), and a former science and mathematics lecturer (high school). He is the discoverer of the general genetic catastrophe, and has earned a place in Whos Who in the World (28th Edition), in Great Minds of the 21st Century (5th Edition), and in 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century (2011 Edition).

Author : John H. Steele,Steve A. Thorpe,Karl K. Turekian
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 643 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780123785565

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Elements of Physical Oceanography by John H. Steele,Steve A. Thorpe,Karl K. Turekian Pdf

Elements of Physical Oceanography is a derivative of the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 2nd Edition and serves as an important reference on current physical oceanography knowledge and expertise in one convenient and accessible source. Its selection of articles—all written by experts in their field—focuses on ocean physics, air-sea transfers, waves, mixing, ice, and the processes of transfer of properties such as heat, salinity, momentum and dissolved gases, within and into the ocean. Elements of Physical Oceanography serves as an ideal reference for topical research. References related articles in physical oceanography to facilitate further research Richly illustrated with figures and tables that aid in understanding key concepts Includes an introductory overview and then explores each topic in detail, making it useful to experts and graduate-level researchers Topical arrangement makes it the perfect desk reference

Author : Jon Børre Ørbaek,Roland Kallenborn,Ingunn Tombre,Else N. Hegseth,Stig Falk-Petersen,Alf H. Hoel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540485148

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Arctic Alpine Ecosystems and People in a Changing Environment by Jon Børre Ørbaek,Roland Kallenborn,Ingunn Tombre,Else N. Hegseth,Stig Falk-Petersen,Alf H. Hoel Pdf

The European Arctic and Alpine regions are experiencing large environmental changes. These changes may have socio-economic effects if the changes affect the bioproduction, which form the basis for the marine and terrestrial food chains. This uniquely multidisciplinary book presents the various aspects of contemporary environmental changes in Arctic and Alpine Regions.