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Environmental radioactivity [[electronic resource] ] : from natural, industrial, and military sources / / Merril Eisenbud, Thomas Gesell
| Environmental radioactivity [[electronic resource] ] : from natural, industrial, and military sources / / Merril Eisenbud, Thomas Gesell |
| Autore | Eisenbud Merril |
| Edizione | [4th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Diego, : Academic Press, c1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (683 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.1/79 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
EisenbudMerril
GesellThomas F |
| Soggetto topico |
Radioactive pollution
Radioactive substances |
| ISBN |
0-08-091803-4
1-281-02495-3 9786611024956 0-08-050580-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Environmental Radioactivity: From Natural, Industrial,and Military Sources; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acronyms; Chapter 1. Introduction; The Early History of Radioactivity; The Nuclear Energy Industry; Early Studies of Radioactive Contamination of the Environment; Chapter 2. The Biological Basis of Radiation Protection; Early Knowledge of Radiation Effects; Summary of Present Knowledge of Radiation Effects on Humans; Chapter 3. Radiation Protection Standards
Evolution of Radiation Dose StandardsChanges in Concepts of Standards Setting; Organizations Involved in Establishing and Implementing Radiation Protection Standards; Chapter 4. Atmospheric Pathways; Properties of the Atmosphere; Deposition and Resuspension; Tropospheric and Stratospheric Behavior; Chapter 5. Terrestrial and Aquatic Pathways; The Food Chain from Soil to Humans; Transport in Groundwater Systems; Transport in Surface Water Systems; Chapter 6. Natural Radioactivity; Naturally Occurring Radioactive Substances; Natural Radioactivity in Phosphate Fertilizers Natural Radioactivity in Building MaterialsNatural Radioactivity in Fossil Fuels; Induced Radionuclides; Natural Sources of External Ionizing Radiation; Technological Developments That Increase Human Exposure; Areas Having Unusually High Natural Radioactivity; Summary of Human Exposures to Natural Ionizing Radiation; Chapter 7. Production and Reprocessing of Nuclear Fuels; Uranium; Thorium; Average Doses from the Production and Reprocessing of Nuclear Fuels; Chapter 8. Power Reactors; Some Physical Aspects of Reactor Design and Operation; Types of Reactors Low-Level Discharges from Light-Water ReactorsReactor Accidents; Chapter 9. Nuclear Weapons; Physical Aspects of Nuclear Explosions; Short-Term Radiological Effects of Nuclear War; Some Problems of Recovery from Nuclear Attack; Worldwide Fallout from Nuclear Weapons Tests; Behavior of Individual Radionuclides from Fallout; Lung Dose Due to Inhalation of Dust from Weapons Tests; External Radiation; Chapter 10. Various Other Sources of Exposure; The Early History of Radium; Exposure from Radioluminescent Paints; Uranium and Thorium in Ceramics and Glass; Depleted Uranium Projectiles Thorium in Gas MantlesThorium in Welding Rods; Use of Specific Radionuclides (""Isotopes"") in Research and Industry; Americium-241 in Smoke Detectors; Radionuclides as Sources of Power; Transportation of Radioactive Substances; Summary of Doses Received from Various Sources; Chapter 11. Radioactive Waste Management; Low-Level Wastes; High-Level Wastes; Proposed Repositories in the United States; The Special Problems of Gaseous or Highly Soluble Long- Lived Radionuclides; Chapter 12. Experience with Radioactive Contamination Due to Accidents Fallout from the Thermonuclear Weapons Test of March 1, 1954 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784642903321 |
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| San Diego, : Academic Press, c1997 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Environmental radioactivity [[electronic resource] ] : from natural, industrial, and military sources / / Merril Eisenbud, Thomas Gesell
| Environmental radioactivity [[electronic resource] ] : from natural, industrial, and military sources / / Merril Eisenbud, Thomas Gesell |
| Edizione | [4th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Diego, : Academic Press, c1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (683 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.1/79 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
EisenbudMerril
GesellThomas F |
| Soggetto topico |
Radioactive pollution
Radioactive subsctances |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-08-091803-4
1-281-02495-3 9786611024956 0-08-050580-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Environmental Radioactivity: From Natural, Industrial,and Military Sources; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acronyms; Chapter 1. Introduction; The Early History of Radioactivity; The Nuclear Energy Industry; Early Studies of Radioactive Contamination of the Environment; Chapter 2. The Biological Basis of Radiation Protection; Early Knowledge of Radiation Effects; Summary of Present Knowledge of Radiation Effects on Humans; Chapter 3. Radiation Protection Standards
Evolution of Radiation Dose StandardsChanges in Concepts of Standards Setting; Organizations Involved in Establishing and Implementing Radiation Protection Standards; Chapter 4. Atmospheric Pathways; Properties of the Atmosphere; Deposition and Resuspension; Tropospheric and Stratospheric Behavior; Chapter 5. Terrestrial and Aquatic Pathways; The Food Chain from Soil to Humans; Transport in Groundwater Systems; Transport in Surface Water Systems; Chapter 6. Natural Radioactivity; Naturally Occurring Radioactive Substances; Natural Radioactivity in Phosphate Fertilizers Natural Radioactivity in Building MaterialsNatural Radioactivity in Fossil Fuels; Induced Radionuclides; Natural Sources of External Ionizing Radiation; Technological Developments That Increase Human Exposure; Areas Having Unusually High Natural Radioactivity; Summary of Human Exposures to Natural Ionizing Radiation; Chapter 7. Production and Reprocessing of Nuclear Fuels; Uranium; Thorium; Average Doses from the Production and Reprocessing of Nuclear Fuels; Chapter 8. Power Reactors; Some Physical Aspects of Reactor Design and Operation; Types of Reactors Low-Level Discharges from Light-Water ReactorsReactor Accidents; Chapter 9. Nuclear Weapons; Physical Aspects of Nuclear Explosions; Short-Term Radiological Effects of Nuclear War; Some Problems of Recovery from Nuclear Attack; Worldwide Fallout from Nuclear Weapons Tests; Behavior of Individual Radionuclides from Fallout; Lung Dose Due to Inhalation of Dust from Weapons Tests; External Radiation; Chapter 10. Various Other Sources of Exposure; The Early History of Radium; Exposure from Radioluminescent Paints; Uranium and Thorium in Ceramics and Glass; Depleted Uranium Projectiles Thorium in Gas MantlesThorium in Welding Rods; Use of Specific Radionuclides (""Isotopes"") in Research and Industry; Americium-241 in Smoke Detectors; Radionuclides as Sources of Power; Transportation of Radioactive Substances; Summary of Doses Received from Various Sources; Chapter 11. Radioactive Waste Management; Low-Level Wastes; High-Level Wastes; Proposed Repositories in the United States; The Special Problems of Gaseous or Highly Soluble Long- Lived Radionuclides; Chapter 12. Experience with Radioactive Contamination Due to Accidents Fallout from the Thermonuclear Weapons Test of March 1, 1954 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458703803321 |
| San Diego, : Academic Press, c1997 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Environmental radioactivity : from natural, industrial, and military sources / / Merril Eisenbud, Thomas Gesell
| Environmental radioactivity : from natural, industrial, and military sources / / Merril Eisenbud, Thomas Gesell |
| Edizione | [4th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Diego, : Academic Press, c1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (683 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.1/79 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
EisenbudMerril
GesellThomas F |
| Soggetto topico |
Radioactive pollution
Radioactive subsctances |
| ISBN |
0-08-091803-4
1-281-02495-3 9786611024956 0-08-050580-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Environmental Radioactivity: From Natural, Industrial,and Military Sources; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acronyms; Chapter 1. Introduction; The Early History of Radioactivity; The Nuclear Energy Industry; Early Studies of Radioactive Contamination of the Environment; Chapter 2. The Biological Basis of Radiation Protection; Early Knowledge of Radiation Effects; Summary of Present Knowledge of Radiation Effects on Humans; Chapter 3. Radiation Protection Standards
Evolution of Radiation Dose StandardsChanges in Concepts of Standards Setting; Organizations Involved in Establishing and Implementing Radiation Protection Standards; Chapter 4. Atmospheric Pathways; Properties of the Atmosphere; Deposition and Resuspension; Tropospheric and Stratospheric Behavior; Chapter 5. Terrestrial and Aquatic Pathways; The Food Chain from Soil to Humans; Transport in Groundwater Systems; Transport in Surface Water Systems; Chapter 6. Natural Radioactivity; Naturally Occurring Radioactive Substances; Natural Radioactivity in Phosphate Fertilizers Natural Radioactivity in Building MaterialsNatural Radioactivity in Fossil Fuels; Induced Radionuclides; Natural Sources of External Ionizing Radiation; Technological Developments That Increase Human Exposure; Areas Having Unusually High Natural Radioactivity; Summary of Human Exposures to Natural Ionizing Radiation; Chapter 7. Production and Reprocessing of Nuclear Fuels; Uranium; Thorium; Average Doses from the Production and Reprocessing of Nuclear Fuels; Chapter 8. Power Reactors; Some Physical Aspects of Reactor Design and Operation; Types of Reactors Low-Level Discharges from Light-Water ReactorsReactor Accidents; Chapter 9. Nuclear Weapons; Physical Aspects of Nuclear Explosions; Short-Term Radiological Effects of Nuclear War; Some Problems of Recovery from Nuclear Attack; Worldwide Fallout from Nuclear Weapons Tests; Behavior of Individual Radionuclides from Fallout; Lung Dose Due to Inhalation of Dust from Weapons Tests; External Radiation; Chapter 10. Various Other Sources of Exposure; The Early History of Radium; Exposure from Radioluminescent Paints; Uranium and Thorium in Ceramics and Glass; Depleted Uranium Projectiles Thorium in Gas MantlesThorium in Welding Rods; Use of Specific Radionuclides (""Isotopes"") in Research and Industry; Americium-241 in Smoke Detectors; Radionuclides as Sources of Power; Transportation of Radioactive Substances; Summary of Doses Received from Various Sources; Chapter 11. Radioactive Waste Management; Low-Level Wastes; High-Level Wastes; Proposed Repositories in the United States; The Special Problems of Gaseous or Highly Soluble Long- Lived Radionuclides; Chapter 12. Experience with Radioactive Contamination Due to Accidents Fallout from the Thermonuclear Weapons Test of March 1, 1954 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816266603321 |
| San Diego, : Academic Press, c1997 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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