Radiostrontium is released to the environment from routine and accidental discharge and
acts on living organisms either from external sources or after absorption. When incorporated …

In recent years synchrotron x-ray microprobes and nanoprobes have emerged as key
characterization tools with a remarkable impact for different scientific fields including solid …

The updated and much expanded 3e of the Handbook of Radioactivity Analysis is an
authoritative reference providing the principles, practical techniques, and procedures for the …

The radioecological relevance of actinide particles 1 did not first become a matter of concern
following the nuclear accidents at Fukushima, Chernobyl, or Three Mile Island. Public and …

Long-term environmental behaviour of radioactive particles released during the Chernobyl
accident and deposited in sandy topsoil in Ivankiv district of Kyiv Region (Ukraine), in …

Traces of Pu have been detected in material released from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear
Power Plant (FDNPP) in March of 2011; however, to date the physical and chemical form of …

A series of different nuclear sources associated with the nuclear weapon and fuel cycles
have contributed to the release of radioactive particles to the environment. Following nuclear …

This chapter discusses key aspects related to the assessment of the environmental impact of
plutonium, such as sources, speciation, and underlying processes important for ecosystem …

To assess the long-term environmental impact of radioactive contamination of ecosystems,
information on source terms including radionuclide speciation, mobility and biological …

To obtain information on physicochemical forms of radionuclides in the environment,
speciation techniques should be applied in situ, at-site or in laboratories shortly after sample …