Radionuclides in the Food Chain
The Symposium on Radionuclides in the Food Chain, sponsored by the Interna tional Life Sciences Institute in association with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, was intended to bring together policymakers and other representatives of the food industry with radiation experts i...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Springer London
1988, 1988
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1988 |
| Series: | ILSI Monographs
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 25. Development of Guidelines for Safety Evaluation of Food and Water After Nuclear Accidents: Procedures in North America
- 26. The Development of WHO’s Approach to DILs
- 27. FAO Recommended Limits for Radionuclide Contamination of Food
- 28. Radionuclides in Food: Radiation Protection Considerations
- VIII. Regulatory and Control Programs
- 29. Radionuclides: Regulatory and Control Programs
- 30. Regulation and Control of Radionuclides in Food in a European Socialist Country—Hungary
- 31. Control of Radioactivity in Foodstuffs in the European Economic Community
- 32. Derived Intervention Levels in Food: The Canadian Approach
- 33. Perceived Risks of Radionuclides: Understanding Public Understanding
- IX. Summary
- 34. Radionuclides in the Food Chain
- Glossary Words
- I. Introduction
- 1. A Post-Chernobyl View
- 2. Structural Problems in Large-Scale Crisis-Management Systems
- 3. Links in the Transmission of Radionuclides Through Food Chains
- II. Fundamental Information
- 4. Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation
- 5. Assessment of Dose From Man-Made Sources
- 6. Naturally Occurring Sources of Radioactive Contamination
- 7. International Recommendations on Radiation Protection
- III. Environmental Pathways Critical to Humans
- 8. Airborne Contamination
- 9. Radionuclides in the Aquatic Environment
- 10. Soil-Borne Radionuclides
- 11. Effect of Local Conditions on Coefficient of Radionuclide Transfer Through Food Chains
- 12. Long-Lived Man-Made Radionuclides in the Soil-Plant System
- IV. Consequences of Radionuclide Release to Health, Safety, and the Environment
- 13. Experience at Windscale—1957
- 14. The Accident at Three Mile Island—1979
- 15. Food-Chain Contamination From Testing Nuclear Devices
- 16. The Removal and/or Reduction of Radionuclides in the Food Chain
- V. Effects of Radionuclides in Food and Water Supplies
- 17. Long-Term Health Effects of Radionuclides in Food and Water Supplies
- 18. Radionuclides and Genetic Risks
- 19. Evaluation Procedures
- VI. Risk Management of Food and Water Supplies
- 20. Procedures on Assessment and Measures of Safety for the Population After the Chernobyl Accident
- 21. Radioactivity in Food: Surveillance Procedures in the United Kingdom
- 22. Methodology for Surveillance of the Food Chain as Conducted by the United States
- 23. Identification and Reliability of Parameters for the Assessment of Derived Intervention Levels for Control of Contaminated Foodstuffs
- 24. Use of Mathematical Models in Risk Assessment and Risk Management
- VII. Development of Guidelines for SafetyEvaluation of Food and Water After Nuclear Accidents