Radioactive Aerosols

by A.C. Chamberlain

Book Overview

This book is about radioactive gases and particles which are dispersed in the environment, either from natural causes, or following nuclear test and accidental emissions. In the first five chapters of this book, the formation and properties of radioactive aerosols are described. Radon, which is of natural origin, is treated at some length, because its contribution to background radiation dose is important. Chapters describe the release of fission...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521612055
• ISBN13: 9780521612050
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.7"