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Partial table of contents: <p>Physical Transport and Chemical and Biological Processes in Agricultural Systems (G. Voigt).</p> <p>Radioactive Contamination of the Marine Environment (A. Aarkrog).</p> <p>Roles of Micro-Organisms in the Environmental Fate of Radionuclides (G. Gadd).</p> <p>Interactions with Human Nutrition and Other Indices of Population Health (A. Cigna).</p> <p>Biological Effects of Prenatal Irradiation (C. Streffer).</p> <p>Late Somatic Health Effects (H. Paretzke).</p> <p>Cytogenetic Effects as Quantitative Indicators of Radiation Exposure (M. Bauchinger).</p> <p>Mental Health, Stress and Risk Perception: Insights from Psychological Research (O. Renn).</p> <p>Indexes.</p>

The <strong>Novartis Foundation</strong> is an international scientific and educational charity which promotes the study and general knowledge of science and in particular encourages international co-operation in scientific research.

There have been various large-scale releases of radionuclides into the environment in the 20th century. Some of these have been accidental and some deliberate. In order to minimize the risk to human health of such releases, it is important that we understand how these substances are transported throughout the terrestrial and aquatic environments and the ways in which they can ultimately affect human health. This book contains contributions from the world?s leading radioecologists and health scientists who discuss the progress in understanding these transport processes and exposure pathways of radionuclides to humans; the problems and latest techniques of quantitating retrospectively the actual doses received by individuals; the time course of effects of exposure in relation to structure and function at the cellular tissue, organ and whole organism level; the genetic effects, and effects on reproductive health, in populations and individuals, including fetal effects in pregnant women and inherited genetic effects; and scientific approaches to evaluate the important problem of the mental health consequences of perceived risk of radiation damage to health.

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