Radioecology

Sources and Consequences of Ionising Radiation in the Environment

R. J. Pentreath (University of Reading)

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English

Cambridge University Press
12 August 2021

Geochemistry; Applied ecology; Waste management; Conservation of the environment

Series: Cambridge Environmental Chemistry Series

Natural radiation arises from many sources, from the unstable atoms within our own bodies and in the materials around us, from the Sun, and even from beyond the Solar System. Additional sources include the legacy of testing nuclear weapons, nuclear waste, and nuclear accidents. All these sources have provided means of dating environmental materials and tracing the movements of substances through land, sea, and air. But ionising radiation also interacts with DNA, which has led to a remarkable range of studies to examine how and how quickly these unstable atoms are accumulated by both humans and biota, and their various effects on both. Providing an overview of the sources, uses and impacts of ionising radiation in the environment, and the frameworks developed to manage exposures to them, this is a valuable reference for graduate students and researchers interested in radioecology, environmental science and radiological protection.

By: R. J. Pentreath (University of Reading)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 251mm, Width: 174mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 789g
ISBN: 9781107096028
ISBN 10: 1107096022
Series: Cambridge Environmental Chemistry Series
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 12 August 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface and acknowledgements; 1. The emergence of radioecology; 2. Stable and unstable atoms; 3. Radionuclides and other sources of radiation in the natural environment; 4. Radionuclide distributions and their value as environmental clocks and tracers; 5. The accumulation of radionuclides by plants and animals; 6. Radiation dosimetry and biological effects; 7. Managing environmental radiation exposures: experiences and challenges; Index.

R. J. Pentreath is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Reading, Emeritus Research Fellow of the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS); and a Research Fellow at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory. He is both a Chartered Biologist and a Chartered Radiological Protection Professional and has been elected Fellow of the Institute of Biology and of the Society of Radiological Protection. He began his career as a marine radiobiologist at the Fisheries Radiobiological Laboratory at Hamilton Dock, and went on to become the first Chief Scientist (and a Director) of the UK's Environment Agency. He is one of only a handful of Emeritus members of the Main Commission of the International Commission on Radiological Protection.