Radioactive Particles in the Environment - Oughton, Deborah; Kashparov, Valery; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009)
Sources and Characterisation -- Radioactive Particles Released from Different Nuclear Sources -- Single Particles Handling and Analyses -- Characterisation of DU Particles from Kosovo and Kuwait -- Formation of Radioactive Aerosol Particles During the Wildland Fires in Chernobyl Zone and their Radioecological Impact -- Ecosystem Transfer -- Thule Expedition 2003 - Studies on Radioactive Contamination and Particles -- Hot Particles in the Floodplain of the Yenisei River -- Migration of Fuel Particles of ChNPP Fallout and Leached Radionuclides in Soils and Soil-To-Plant System -- Dissolution of Particles of Irradiated Nuclear Fuel in the Temporary Storages of Radioactive Waste in Chernobyl Zone: Sources for Radionuclides Migration -- Phenomenon of a Fast Migration of Plutonium Radioisotops in Ground Water: Colloids or Soluble Form? -- Restoration of Radiation Events of the Past by Antedated Lakes Bottom Sediment Layers -- 241Ams and 137Cs in Soils of the Belarus Part of the Chernobyl Zone -- Databases, Platforms and Measurement Techniques -- The "Hot Particles" Data Base -- The Experimental Platform in Chernobyl: An International Research Polygon in the Exclusion Zone for Soil and Groundwater Contamination -- Deconvolution of Alpha Spectra From Hot Particles -- The Use of 236U as a Tracer of Irradiated Uranium -- Biological Uptake and Risk Assessment -- Health Effects of Dounreay Hot Particles: A Benchmark for the Evaluation of Doses and Risks -- The Influence of Hot Particle Contamination on Models for Radiation Exposures Via the Aquatic Pathway -- Hot Particles Behavior in Cows After Peroral Intake -- Sources and Types of Uncertainties Associated with Radioactive Particles.
Keywords: Radiation protection; Radiation-Safety measures; Nuclear chemistry; Nuclear energy; Ecotoxicology; Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection; Nuclear Chemistry; Nuclear Energy; Ecotoxicology