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Environmental radioactivity : from natural, industrial, and military sources

Title: Environmental radioactivity : from natural, industrial, and military sources / Merril Eisenbud.
Author: Eisenbud, Merril.
Publication: Orlando : Academic Press, 1987.

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Description

xviii, 475 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

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Note

Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

Bibliography: p. 425-464.

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. The biological basis of radiation protection -- 3. Radiation protection standards -- 4. Some general considerations concerning environmental radioactivity, including the use of models -- 5. Transport mechanisms in the atmosphere -- 6. Terrestrial and aquatic pathways -- 7. Natural radioactivity -- 8. Production and reprocessing of nuclear fuels -- 9. Power reactors -- 10. Various other sources of exposure -- 11. Radioactive waste management -- 12. Fallout from nuclear explosions I : short-term effects -- 13. Fallout from nuclear explosions II : worldwide effects -- 14. Accidents that resulted in contamination of the environment -- 15. Radiation exposure and risk : some contemporary social aspects -- Appendix. The properties of certain radionuclides.

ISBN

0122351533
9780122351532

LCCN

86017375

OCLC

ocm13859916
13859916
SCSB-9220991

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Princeton University Library