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Tropical radioecology / [edited by] John R. Twining (Austral Radioecology, Oyster Bay, NSW, Australia).
| Other author | Twining, John R. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2012. |
| Description | xi, 352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBook - Environmental Science 2013 [EBCES13] |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBook - Environmental Science pre-2007 |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBook - Environmental Science 2012 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Radioactivity in the environment, 1569-4860 ; volume 18 |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2016499361 |
| ISBN | 9780080450162 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0080450164 (hbk.) |
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