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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.

Environmental monitoring -- Congresses. --- Radioactive pollution -- Congresses. --- Radioactive pollution -- Environmental aspects. --- Radioactive pollution -- Evaluation. --- Environmental Sciences --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Radioactive pollution --- Environmental toxicology. --- Ecotoxicology --- Pollutants --- Pollution --- Toxicology --- Environment. --- Nuclear chemistry. --- Nuclear engineering. --- Radiation protection. --- Radiation --- Ecotoxicology. --- Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection. --- Nuclear Chemistry. --- Nuclear Engineering. --- Safety measures. --- Environmental health --- Environmental protection. --- Nuclear Energy. --- Chemistry, Nuclear --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Environmental quality management --- Protection of environment --- Environmental sciences --- Applied ecology --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental policy --- Environmental quality --- Radiation—Safety measures. --- Nuclear energy. --- Atomic energy --- Atomic power --- Energy, Atomic --- Energy, Nuclear --- Nuclear power --- Power, Atomic --- Power, Nuclear --- Force and energy --- Nuclear physics --- Power resources --- Nuclear engineering --- Nuclear facilities --- Nuclear power plants --- Radiation monitoring --- Radiation protection --- Radioactive substances --- Fissionable materials --- Materials, Fissionable --- Materials, Radioactive --- Minerals, Radioactive --- Radio-elements --- Radioactive materials --- Radioactive minerals --- Substances, Radioactive --- Radiochemistry