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RECORD NUMBER: 134 OF 478Main Title | Environmental radioactivity / | |||||||||||
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Author | Eisenbud, Merril, | |||||||||||
Publisher | Academic Press, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1973 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 00658089 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 0122351509; 9780122351501 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Radioactive pollution ; Nuclear energy ; Nuclear industry ; Radioactivity ; Natèurliche Radioaktivität ; Umweltradioaktivität | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Radioactive pollution | |||||||||||
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Edition | 2d ed. | |||||||||||
Collation | xii, 542 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm. | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-530) and index. |
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Contents Notes | Introduction -- The biological basis of radiation protection -- Radiation protection standards -- Mechanisms of transport in the atmosphere -- The food chain from soil to man -- The aquatic environment -- Natural radioactivity -- From mines to fabricated fuel -- Reactors -- Miscellaneous sources of exposure to radioactive substances -- Fuel reprocessing -- Management of radioactive wastes -- Fallout from nuclear explosions I. short term effects -- Fallout from nuclear explosions II. worldwide effects -- Peaceful uses of nuclear explosives -- Environmental contamination from accidents -- Methods of environmental surveillance -- Environmental radioactivity in retrospect and prospect -- Appendix A : The properties of certain radionuclides. This book provides an account of biological and physical information on nuclear power and its potential environmental impact. |