Selected Radionuclides - Environmental Health Criteria 25

In this report the more general considerations of environmental behaviour of several radionuclides are discussed, including sources, transport to man and dosimetry. The radionuclides discussed are those most frequently released from natural and man-made sources and the greatest contributors to population radiation exposure under normal circumstances. Radionuclides are a special class of environmental substances. They are the unstable configurations of chemical elements which undergo radioactive decay, emitting radiation in the form of alpha or beta particles and x or gamma rays.

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Main Authors: United Nations Environment Programme, World Health Organization, International Labour Organisation
Other Authors: Economy Division
Format: Reports and Books biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 1983
Subjects:ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, CARBON, RADIATION DOSIMETRY, IODINE, RADIATION, RADIATION EFFECTS,
Online Access:https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/29479
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Summary:In this report the more general considerations of environmental behaviour of several radionuclides are discussed, including sources, transport to man and dosimetry. The radionuclides discussed are those most frequently released from natural and man-made sources and the greatest contributors to population radiation exposure under normal circumstances. Radionuclides are a special class of environmental substances. They are the unstable configurations of chemical elements which undergo radioactive decay, emitting radiation in the form of alpha or beta particles and x or gamma rays.