John R. Cooper, Keith Randle, Ranjeet S. Sokhi

Radioactive Releases in the Environment

Impact and Assessment

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This text brings together in one single comprehensive reference, the fundamentals of radioactivity. It uniquely fills the gap in the market, as no other books deal with environmental radioactivity to this degree.
_ Timely and invaluable as the studies of environmental processes and the awareness of the impact of human activity on our environment are increasing
_ Links all three main aspects of environmental radioactivity: Principles, Transport and Measurement
_ Useful to a wide readership - students, lecturers, researchers, companies and environmental consultants

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 490
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 935g
• ISBN-13: 9780471899242
• ISBN-10: 0471899240
• Artikelnr.: 10526492

Autorenporträt

Gwen Cooper is the New York Times bestselling author of the memoirs Homer's Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned About Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat; Homer: The Ninth Life of a Blind Wonder Cat; My Life in a Cat House; and Spray Anything: More True Tales of Homer and the Gang, as well as the novel Love Saves the Day (narrated from a rescue cat's perspective) and PAWSOME! Head Bonks, Raspy Tongues, and 101 Reasons Why Cats Make Us So, So Happy--among numerous other titles. Gwen's work has been published in more than two-dozen languages, and she is a frequent speaker at shelter fundraisers across the U.S. and Europe. Gwen lives in New Jersey with her husband, Laurence. She also lives with her two perfect cats--Clayton "the Tripod" and his litter-mate, Fanny--who aren't impressed with any of it.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. 1. INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY. 2. NATURE OF
RADIOACTIVITY. 3. INTERACTION OF RADIATION WITH MATTER. 4. BIOLOGICAL
EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION AND RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION. 5. MANAGEMENT OF
RADIOACTIVE WASTE. 6. NUCLEAR POWER. 7. RELEASES OF RADIONUCLIDES FROM
NON-NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRIES. 8. INSTRUMENTATION FOR RADIATION DETECTION
AND MEASUREMENT. 9. MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES. 10. SAMPLING AND
SAMPLE PREPARATION. 11. STATISTICAL TREATMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY
MEASUREMENTS. 12. RADIOACTIVE SURVEYING AND REMOTE SENSING. 13. MODELLING
THE DISPERSION OF RADIONUCLIDES IN THE ENVIRONMENT: AN INTRODUCTION TO
MODELLING CONCEPTS. 14. MODELLING DISPERSION OF RADIONUCLIDES IN THE
ATMOSPHERE. 15. MODELLING DISPERSION OF RADIONUCLIDES IN AQUATIC AND
TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS. 16. ASSESSMENT OF RADIATION DOSES. APPENDIX 1.
Acronyms Used in the Text. APPENDIX 2. Units, Terms and Conversion Factors
for Radiation, Radioactivity and Related Areas. APPENDIX 3. Data for the
Most Important Environmental Radionuclides. Bibliography. References.
Index.

Rezensionen

"...will also serve as a handbook for workers in the fields of radiochemical analysis and environmental modelling and for scientists, consultants and environmental health and pollution officers..." (International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Vol.84, No.14 - 15, 10 - 20 December 2004)