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Re: New book series
... and at $155.00 USD (etc.), quite a bargain! Are all these textbooks
made of gold anymore? Steven Hawking's books still go for less than $40.00
and are easier to read. Most of the "research level" publications I've
read lately read like my high school physics teacher lectured. "Mumble,
mumble, equation, mumble, mumble, graph." Sigh. Maybe I should shut up
until I write a book, but gee wiz, Mr. Wizard, who would read it?
Sorry, bad week. We have been updating our library. Could you tell? I
wasn't picking on you personally, Keith. Much :-)
Have a good weekend all.
"My opinions, as always."
Philip Barringer
Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment
785-296-6342
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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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