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Radionuclides and Heavy Metals in the Environment,
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Accumulation of uranium, 156, 157
Azolla-Anabaena
BAFs, 185
fern-algae symbiotic aquatic plant, 182
growth inhibition rates, 185, 186
Hoagland nutrient solution and
cultivation, 182
hydroponic experiments, 183
symbiotic system, 182
uranium concentrations, 186, 188
uranium speciation, 182
B
Belarusian soils
acetate-ammonium soil extraction, 41
cerium fluoride coprecipitation technique, 40
energy resolution, detectors, 40
geochemical and biological migration, 34
interstitial (pore) solutions, 40, 46, 47, 50
(see also Kd coefficient)
long-term changes, meteorological
conditions, 35
natural and introduced radioactivity, 35
natural geochemical barriers, 35
natural origin, uranium, 36–39
soil-forming rocks, 34
soil samples, 39
technogenic load on ecosystems, 34
(see also Uranium mobile species
(U mob ))
vertical distribution of uranium, 41, 44, 46
weather conditions, crop yields, 36
Bernard and Struxness model, 222
Bioaccumulation amount, 188
Bioaccumulation factor (BAF), 185, 188, 189
C
Chemotoxicity
biota, 209, 211
humans, 205, 208
Concentration ratios
DCRLs, 212
IAEA, 199, 202
RAPs, 209
Cradle of the Nuclear (Atomic) Age, 15
D
Decay products
external gamma irradiation, 27
internal and external exposure, 3
lung cancer development, 15
radon, 20
working level (WL), 29
Depleted uranium, 16
Distribution coefficient (K d value)
defined, 196
soils and sediments, 211
E
Effective dose (E) effect, 21
Environmental and health impacts
aerosol optical properties, 77
bone growth and reproductive effects, 76
civil nuclear fuel cycle, 70, 72
environmental risks, 76
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