Atoms, Nature, and Man Man-made Radioactivity in the Environment
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ATOMS, NATURE, and MAN Man-made Radioactivity in the Environment
The Understanding the Atom Series
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
SOME PRELIMINARY IDEAS
The Single Environment
The Need to Understand
Operating Concepts
A VIEW IN PERSPECTIVE, 1946-1963
The Bikini Tests of 1946
Joint Task Force One
Scientific Interests
The Underwater Detonation
First Assessments
Joint Task Force One
Scientific Interests
The Underwater Detonation
First Assessments
The Bikini Resurvey of 1947
Studies at Nuclear Test Sites, 1948-1958
Landmarks
Before the 1963 Test Ban Treaty
THE ATOM IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Examining Environments
TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY RESEARCH
TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY RESEARCH
Biological Inventories
Measurements and Interpretations
ENVIRONMENTS—SINGULAR, YET PARTS OF A WHOLE
Aquatic Systems
Biological Uptake
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
The Oceans
Rivers, Lakes, and Estuaries
Biological Uptake
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
The Oceans
Rivers, Lakes, and Estuaries
Land
Atmosphere
PROBLEMS AND PROJECTS
ANIMAL RESEARCH
Wasps and Radioactive Mud
WASP NEST RESEARCH
WASP NEST RESEARCH
Survival of an Animal Population
Fallout and Populations
The Variety of Approaches
WHERE ARE WE NOW?
The First Twenty Years
SUGGESTED REFERENCES
Basic
Weapons Testing and Fallout
Biological Effects of Radiation
Radioactivity in the Environment
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