""Summary""; ""Foreword: Thoughts on Radioecology by the millennium shift""; ""Introduction""; ""1. The ecological dimensions of ecotoxicological research""; ""Introduction: Environmental toxicology or ecotoxicology?""; ""1. Implementation of ecological theories in ecotoxicology""; ""2. Interaction between environmental contaminants and the characteristics of ecosystem: The case study of eutrophication and persistent organic pollutants""; ""Conclusion � Perspectives""; ""Part 1 General environmental issues ""; ""2. Environmental radioactivity measuring methods""
""1. History and goals of environmental radioactivity measurements""""2. Radionuclide coverage, sensitivity requirements and materials""; ""3. Methods: From counting decays to counting atoms""; ""4. Quality: Not just a matter of taste""; ""5. Environmental radioactivity and the public""; ""6. Future trends and new frontiers""; ""3. Toxicants in the environment: bringing radioecology and ecotoxicology together""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Bottom-up versus top-down""; ""3. From foxes and frogs to fish""; ""4. Disappearance of the fence""; ""5. Additivity of effects, and the RBE""
""2. Major sources of chronic environmental exposures""""3. International protection radiation protection guidance relevant to chronic exposures from areas affected by radioactive contamination""; ""4. Decision aiding and decision making""; ""5. International assessments of areas affected by radioactive residues""; ""6. Overall conclusions""; ""6. Delivering a framework for the protection of the environment from ionising radiation""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. A strategy for the future""; ""3. The development of the framework � the FASSET and EPIC approaches""
""4. Dose effect relations for reference organisms � brief summary""""5. Conclusions""; ""Part 2 Radionuclides in terrestrial environments""; ""7. Soil as the main compartment for radioactive substances in terrestrial ecosystems""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Sorption and fixation of radionuclides in soil""; ""3. Quantitative characteristics of radionuclides' mobility and potential bioavailability""; ""4. Vertical migration of radionuclides""; ""5. Runoff of radionuclides""; ""8. Impact of micro-organisms on the fate of radionuclides in rhizospheric soils""; ""1. Introduction""
""6. Model mobile element and not total element?""""7. Chemical toxicity of radionuclides""; ""8. Conclusions""; ""4. Post accident management""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Policy for and guidance on intervention""; ""3. Rapid characterisation of contaminated areas""; ""4. Technical options for, and the efficacy and costs of, post-accident management""; ""5. Maintaining competence and issues of sustainability""; ""6. Summary and conclusions""; ""5. International advice and experience relevant to chronic radiation exposure situations in the environment""; ""1. Introduction""
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Foreword: Thoughts on Radioecology by the millennium shift; Introduction; 1. The ecological dimensions of ecotoxicological research; Part 1 General environmental issues; 2. Environmental radioactivity measuring methods; 3. Toxicants in the environment: bringing radioecology and ecotoxicology together; 4. Post accident management; 5. International advice and experience relevant to chronic radiation exposure situations in the environment; 6. Delivering a framework for the protection of the environment from ionising radiation; Part 2 Radionuclides in terrestrial environments.
This book collates a series of contributions which reflect on on-going discussions and provide reviews of the most up-to-date scientific and technical information regarding continental and estuarine environments. It also identifies research themes for the future along with scientific and ethical issues.