Radionuclide Concentrations in Food and the Environment

by Michael Poschl (Editor), Leo M.L. Nollet (Editor)

Overview

As radiological residue, both naturally occurring and technologically driven, works its way through the ecosystem, we see its negative effects on the human population. Radionuclide Concentrations in Food and the Environment addresses the key issues concerning the relationship between natural and manmade sources of environmental radioactivity

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000611625
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	08/21/2006
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	458
File size:	16 MB
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About the Author

Michael Pöschl is associate professor of special animal husbandry in the Department of Radiobiology of Faculty of Agronomy at the Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry (MUAF) in Brno, Czech Republic. His mean research interests are situated in the domain of radioecology, radio-spectrometry, and radiocontamination of foodstuffs. Dr. Pöschl is author or co-author of numerous scientific articles, abstracts, and presentations. He received the RNDr. (Degree of Doctor of Natural Sciences, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, 1976) and Ph.D. (1986) degrees in biology from the MUAF. Leo M. L. Nollet is a professor of biochemistry, aquatic ecology, and ecotoxicology in the Department of Engineering Sciences, Hogeschool Gent, Ghent, Belgium. His main research interests are in the areas of food analysis, chromatography, and analysis of environmental parameters. He is the author or coauthor of numerous articles, abstracts, and presentations, and is the editor of Handbook of Food Analysis , 2nd ed. (three volumes), Food Analysis by HPLC , 2nd ed., and Handbook of Water Analysis (all titles, Marcel Dekker, Inc.). He received his M.S. (1973) and Ph.D. (1978) degrees in biology from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Table of Contents

Introduction: What are Radionuclides? Radionuclides: Sources. Radionuclide Concentrations in Air. Radionuclide Concentrations in Water. Radionuclide Concentrations in Soils. Radionuclide Transport Processes and Modeling. Effects of Radioactivity on Plants and Animals. Radionuclide Concentrations in Foodstuffs and Food Raw Materials. Health Effect of Radionuclides in Food on Humans. Analysis and Detection Methods. Unmasking Nuclear Smugglers. Radiation Safety Programs. Regulations.