This chapter deals with current techniques used for the detection and quantitative assay of
radionuclides used as tracers in agricultural research. Emphasis is placed on the radioassay …

The Agency's Statute WEIS approved on 23 October 1956 by the Conference on the Statute
of the IAEA held at United Nations Headquarters, New York; it entered into force on 29 July …

C crisis" is real or not has to do with sampling. Until we understand the mechanisms and
rates governing behavior of the chemical agents regarded as a potential threat to rnan and …

The article contains sections titled: 1. Introduction 1.1. Nucleons 1.2. Timeline of Discoveries
in Radioactivity 1.3. Nuclides and Radionuclides 1.4. The Law of Radioactive Decay 1.5 …

A major obstacle limiting field studies in plant population biology is that there is no way of
uniquely labeling or identifying the seeds produced by a mother plant so that her seedlings …

You will hear lectures this afternoon by world famous scientists who have been and are most
actively engaged in this kind of research and development applied to their particular field of …

Publisher Summary This chapter introduces many of the basic concepts involved in the
measurement of radionuclides. It describes the methods by which radionuclides are …

[en] From May 1962 to date, many environmental samples have been collected from the
University farm to study the passage of 137 Cs through an important part of man's food …

A large-volume liquid scintillation detector capable of measuring radioactivity in man and
animals as large as cattle is described. The performance characteristics of the instrument …

This book was written to serve both as a teaching text and as a reference for radionuclide
users. The book covers four broad areas. The first two chapters discuss the basic properties …