Tropical radioecology. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by John R. Twining.
• Other Names: Twining, J. R
• Contents: Machine generated contents note: 1. The Scientific Basis / John Twining -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Radioactivity -- 1.3. Radiation science -- 1.4. Environmental radioactivity -- 1.5. Concluding comments -- References -- 2. Radionuclide Behaviour and Transport in the Tropical Atmospheric Environment / John L. McBride -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. The large-scale structure and transport processes in the tropics -- 2.3. Cosmogenic and anthropogenic radionuclides -- 2.4. Terrigenic radionuclides -- 2.5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 3. Mobility of Radionuclides in Tropical Soils and Groundwater / Robert Edis -- 3.1. Introduction and scope -- 3.2. General principles -- 3.3. Properties of tropical soils -- 3.4. Case studies of radionuclide mobility in tropical environments -- 3.5. Factors of significance in the migration of radionuclides in the tropical environment -- 3.6. Overall conclusion -- References -- 4. Tropical Radiochemical Oceanography / Ron Szymczak -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Biogeochemical behaviour of radionuclides in marine systems -- 4.3. Sources and sinks of radionuclides to the tropical oceans -- 4.4. Radionuclides in tropical marine environments -- 4.5. Marine radioactivity databases -- 4.6. Case studies -- 4.7. Summary and conclusions -- References -- 5. Terrestrial Radioecology in Tropical Systems / V. Wasserman -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Tropical soil systems -- 5.3. Agricultural systems -- 5.4. Radioecological concepts and modelling -- 5.5.Compilation and evaluation of TFs for tropical and subtropical systems -- 5.6. Tropical crops -- 5.7. Tropical animals -- 5.8. Summary and conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 6. Radioecology of Tropical Freshwater Ecosystems: Mechanisms and Kinetics of Bioaccumulation and the Importance of Water Chemistry / John R. Twining -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2.Organism effects at an ecosystem scale -- 6.3. Uptake of radionuclides at the cell surface -- 6.4. Influence of water chemistry on radionuclide bioavailability -- 6.5. Modelling, kinetics, and mechanisms of radionuclide bioaccumulation -- 6.6. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 7. Radiological Consequences Modelling / Jagoda Crawford -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Radionuclide transfer following atmospheric dispersion -- 7.3.A radiological consequence model suitable for tropical systems -- 7.4. Aquatic pathway dose assessment -- 7.5. Environmental dose assessment and radioecological risk assessment -- 7.6. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 577.27/7; Radioecology -- Tropics; SCIENCE -- Global Warming & Climate Change; Radioecology; Tropics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080914305; 0080914306; 0080450164; 9780080450162
• Related ISBNs: 1283689944; 9781283689946
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