Radionuclide Concentrations in Food and the Environment

Michael Poschl

ISBN 10: 0849335949 / ISBN 13: 9780849335945

Published by Taylor & Francis Inc Aug 2006, 2006

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Neuware - As radiological residue, both naturally occurring and technologically driven, works its way through the ecosystem, we see its negative effects on the human population. This book provides the essential informative tool for understanding the environmental behavior of different radionuclides, their transfer through the ecosystem, subsequent concentrations in the raw food materials, an estimation of their human risks, and perspectives for transfer prevention. The book gives up-to-date information on monitoring programs and legislation, detection systems, safety protocols in radioanalytical laboratories and in food processing, as well as the effects of illicit trafficking and masking of radioactive materials by the growing radiological terrorist threat.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Radionuclide Concentrations in Food and the Environment
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Aug 2006
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0849335949
• ISBN 13: 9780849335945
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 161H x 32D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 161 millimeters height by 32 millimeters depth
• Weight: 756 grams

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Synopsis

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, their transportation through the ecosystem, and the subsequent radionuclide concentrations in foods and the human population. The book discusses the negative effects of environmental radioactivity on plants and animals, as well as the effects of radiocontaminated food on human health, and perspectives for transfer prevention.

Beginning with the fundamentals of matter and the behavior of particles, the text lays a solid foundation for discussions on the source of radionuclides and their concentrations in air, water, and soil. Using predictive modeling, the authors examine the transfer of radionuclides through ecosystems and their effects on individual substances. The book provides up-to-date information on monitoring programs and legislation, detailed descriptions of detection systems, and evaluations of safety protocols in radioanalytical laboratories and in food processing. The authors devote considerable attention to the nuclear and radiological terrorist threat, illicit trafficking and masking of radioactive materials, event scenarios, and radiological forensics.

About the Author

Poschl, Michael; Nollet, Leo M.L.