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Radionuclides : properties, behavior and potential health effects /
"Our world has been radioactive ever since! Humans are primarily exposed to natural radiation from the sun, cosmic rays, and naturally-occurring radionuclides found in the Earth's crust. Besides the natural radioactivity, industries, which produce radioactive wastes during their normal ope...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.,
[2020]
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| Colección: | Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology Ser.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1
- Gamma Dose Rate in Air Due to Natural and Anthropogenic Radionuclides in Soil
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Methods
- Gamma Dose Rate Due to Radionuclides in Soil
- Radiocesium Downward Migration in Soil
- Dose Rate Temporal Attenuation
- Results
- Dose Rate in Environments Near Chernobyl and Fukushima Dai-ichi NPPs
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 2
- A Review of the Behavior of Different Radionuclides in Sludge from Water Treatment Plants and Their Radiological Implications
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Wastewater Treatment Plants
- Potable Water Treatment Plants
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3
- Radioactivity of Rocks in Several Regions of East Georgia
- Abstract
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Materials and Methods
- 2.1. Study Area
- 2.1.1. Area Geology
- 2.1.2. Locations and Samples
- 2.2. Sampling and Analysis
- 2.2.1. Sampling
- 2.2.2. Measurement of Gamma Radiation Activity
- 3. Results
- 3.1. General Characteristics
- 3.2. Dependence on the Genesis (Type)
- 3.3. Dependence on the Tectonic Zones
- 3.4. Dependence on the Age of Rocks
- 4. Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4
- Radioactivity of Water in Vojvodina and Possible Health Effects
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Methods
- Sampling, Handling, and Preservation or Radiochemical Analysis
- Analyses
- Interpretation of the Results
- Risk Assessment
- Results
- South Banat District
- Srem District
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Funding
- References
- Chapter 5
- 210Pb, 137Cs and 7Be as Tracers for Sediment Deposition in an Embayment of Three Gorges Reservoir, China
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Methods
- Study Area
- Sample Collection and Radionuclide Analysis
- Radionuclide Inventory Calculation
- Results and Discussion
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 6
- Activity Concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in Building Materials in Serbia: Radon Exhalation Rate and Assessment of Radiological Impact
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Description of Samples
- Granite
- Phosphogypsum
- Zircon Minerals
- Materials and Methods
- Selection and Preparation of Samples
- Radioactivity Measurements
- Assessment of Radiological Hazard Indices and Annual Effective Doses
- Determination of Indoor Radon Concentration and Doses
- Determination of Radon Emanation Coefficient
- Results and Discussion
- Granite
- Phosphogypsum and Natural Gypsum
- Zircon Minerals
- Conclusion
- Funding
- References
- Chapter 7
- Radionuclides 90Sr and 3H: Properties, Behavior, Distribution and Analysis of Influence to Content in Precipitation
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Methods
- Method for Determination and Measurement of 90Sr
- Method for Determination and Measurement of 3H
- Experimental
- Study Area
- Sample Preparation
- Calculation of 90Sr Specific Activity
- Calculation of 3H Activity Concentration
- Results and Discussion
- Conclusion
- Funding
- References