New book series

[keith.mckay@ps.glasgow.gov.uk (Keith McKay)]

     Dear All
     
     A friend of mine sent me this information, I thought this might be of 
     interest to users of the list.
     
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     RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT
     
     Series Editor, M. Baxter, Ampfield House, Clachan Seil, Argyll, 
     Scotland PA34 4TL, UK 
     
     
     
     This new book series on environmental radioactivity addresses, at 
     academic research level, the key aspects of this socially important 
     and complex interdisciplinary subject. Presented objectively and with 
     the ultimate authority gained from the many contributions by the 
     world's leading experts, the negative and positive consequences of 
     having a radioactive world around us will be documented and given 
     perspective. In a world in which nuclear science is not only less 
     popular than in the past but also less extensively taught in 
     universities and colleges, this book series will hopefully fill a 
     significant educational gap.
      
     At its core the series will consist of books on each of the big basic 
     subjects including:
     
     radioactivity in the terrestrial, marine and atmospheric environments;
      transfers of radioactivity through ecosystems;
      predictive modelling of radioactivity transport and distributions;
      isotopes as tracers;
      speciation and microbiological mediation of radionuclides; 
     health effects of environmental radioactivity to both humans and biota 
     and public perceptions and understanding of radioactivity in the 
     environment.
      
     In addition to the above purpose-written core books there will be a 
     sub-series of selected books based on research conferences on 
     specialised subjects. These volumes will contain only peer-reviewed, 
     revised and improved contributions, and provide an opportunity to 
     collect together the best cutting-edge researchers on "hot topics". 
     
     In this comprehensive series the reader will find detailed and 
     authoritative scientific answers to the commonly asked and key 
     questions about radioactivity in the environment. It complements 
     Elsevier Science's ongoing coverage of research on this important 
     topic via the Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 
     (www.elsevier.com/locate/jenvrad),  for nearly 20 years the only 
     dedicated forum for dissemination of new developments in the field. 
     
     
     VOL 1, Plutonium in the Environment : Edited Proceedings of the Second 
     Invited International Symposium, November 9-12, 1999, Osaka, Japan
     Edited by: Professor A. Kudo, Kyoto University, Research Reactor 
     Institute, Noda, Kumatori, Sennan-Gun, Osaka-Fu, 590-0494 Japan 
     
     Year 2001
     Hardbound
     ISBN: 0-08-043425-8 
     464 pages 
     Price: NLG 315, Euro 142.94,  USD 155 
     
     - The first volume of the new series, Radioactivity in the 
     Environment, focuses on the environmental occurrence, the speciation, 
     the behaviour, the fate, the applications and the health consequences 
     of that much-feared and much-publicised element, plutonium. Featuring 
     a collection of selected, peer-reviewed, up-to-date papers by leading 
     researchers in the field, this work provides a state-of-the-art 
     description of plutonium in the environment. 
     - Plutonium is a widely misunderstood element. Contrary to common 
     belief, it has always occurred naturally. In this volume the state of 
     current knowledge about the chemistry, physics, biology, transfers, 
     modelling and consequences of plutonium occurrence is explored, 
     including a review of some future research needs. 
     - This title helps to explain where present frontiers are drawn in our 
     continuing efforts to understand the science of environmental 
     plutonium and will help to place widespread concerns into perspective. 
     
     CONTENTS:
     
     Foreword  (M. S. Baxter)
     Preface (A. Kudo).
     
     Introduction: Origins and Occurrence of Plutonium.
     
     Analytical Methodologies.
     
     Speciation and Distribution of Plutonium in the Environment.
     
     Case Studies.
     
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     Keith McKay
     Glasgow Scientific Services
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