TY - BOOK ID - 8656346 TI - Radioactive particles in the environment AU - Oughton, Deborah H. AU - Kashparov, Valery AU - NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Hot Particles Released from Different Nuclear Sources AU - North Atlantic Treaty Organization. PY - 2009 SN - 9048129478 9048129494 PB - Dordrecht, The Netherlands : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Environmental monitoring -- Congresses. KW - Radioactive pollution -- Congresses. KW - Radioactive pollution -- Environmental aspects. KW - Radioactive pollution -- Evaluation. KW - Environmental Sciences KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Radioactive pollution KW - Environmental toxicology. KW - Ecotoxicology KW - Pollutants KW - Pollution KW - Toxicology KW - Environment. KW - Nuclear chemistry. KW - Nuclear engineering. KW - Radiation protection. KW - Radiation KW - Ecotoxicology. KW - Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection. KW - Nuclear Chemistry. KW - Nuclear Engineering. KW - Safety measures. KW - Environmental health KW - Environmental protection. KW - Nuclear Energy. KW - Chemistry, Nuclear KW - Chemistry, Physical and theoretical KW - Environmental quality management KW - Protection of environment KW - Environmental sciences KW - Applied ecology KW - Environmental engineering KW - Environmental policy KW - Environmental quality KW - Radiation—Safety measures. KW - Nuclear energy. KW - Atomic energy KW - Atomic power KW - Energy, Atomic KW - Energy, Nuclear KW - Nuclear power KW - Power, Atomic KW - Power, Nuclear KW - Force and energy KW - Nuclear physics KW - Power resources KW - Nuclear engineering KW - Nuclear facilities KW - Nuclear power plants KW - Radiation monitoring KW - Radiation protection KW - Radioactive substances KW - Fissionable materials KW - Materials, Fissionable KW - Materials, Radioactive KW - Minerals, Radioactive KW - Radio-elements KW - Radioactive materials KW - Radioactive minerals KW - Substances, Radioactive KW - Radiochemistry UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8656346 AB - Radioactive particles have been released to the environment from a number of sources, including nuclear weapon tests, nuclear accidents and discharges from nuclear installations. Particle characteristics influence the mobility, biological uptake and effects of radionuclides, hence information on these characteristics is essential for assessing environmental impact and risks. This publication presents a series of papers covering sources and source term characterisation, methodologies for characterizing particles, and the impact of particles on the behaviour of radioactive particles in the environment. Sources covered include the Chernobyl accident, nuclear weapons accidents at Thule and Palomares accident, the discharges from Dounreay and Krashnoyarsk, and depleted uranium in Kosovo and Kuwait. The overall aim is that an increased understanding of particle characteristics and behavior will help to reduce some of the uncertainties in environmental impact and risk assessment for particle contaminated areas. ER -