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Fundamentals for the Assessment of Risks from Environmental Radiation

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Editors:
  1. Christa Baumstark-Khan

    1. Radiation Biology Section, DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Cologne, Germany

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  2. Stanislav Kozubek

    1. Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics, Brno, Czech Republic

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  3. Gerda Horneck

    1. Radiation Biology Section, DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Cologne, Germany

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2 (ASEN2, volume 55)

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Table of contents (68 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Assessment of Risks from Environmental Radiation

    • R. M. Tyrrell
    Pages 1-6

  3. Assessing Risk at Low Doses

    • R. E. Shore
    Pages 7-14

  4. Radiation Risks at Low Radiation Doses

    • V. K. Ivanov
    Pages 15-24

  5. A Model of Two Reactions as Dose-Stochastic Radiological Effect Relationship and Estimation of Radiation Risks

    • M. M. Komochkov
    Pages 25-34

  6. Epidemiological Studies for the Assessment of Risks from Environmental Radiation on Tundra Nentsi Population

    • L. P. Osipova, O. L. Posukh, K. P. Koutzenogii, F. V. Sukhorukov, V. G. Matveeva, A. S. Grafodatskii et al.
    Pages 35-42

  7. Epidemiology

    • J. R. Goldsmith, M. R. Quastel
    Pages 43-51

  8. German Uranium Miners

    • H. Rink
    Pages 53-58

  9. Cytogenetic Risks in Gold-Ore Miners in Slovakia

    • M. Beno
    Pages 59-64

  10. Radon Levels in New and Old Buildings

    • F. S. Erees, G. Yener
    Pages 65-68

  11. Measuring Equipment for Photobiologically Effective Radiation

    • T. Q. Khanh
    Pages 69-74

  12. Individual Extent of Solar UV Exposure in Every Day Life

    • P. Knuschke, A. Krins, M. Meurer
    Pages 75-80

  13. Risk Assesssment

    • R. E. Shore, L. P. Osipova, W. Atwell, F. S. Erees, R. J. M. Fry, V. K. Ivanov et al.
    Pages 81-90

  14. Radiation Chemistry of DNA

    • J. Cadet, M. Bardet, T. Delatour, T. Douki, D. Gasparutto, D. Molko et al.
    Pages 91-102

  15. DNA Repair

    • C. Baumstark-Khan
    Pages 103-114

  16. DNA Damage and Mutations Induced by Solar UV Radiation

    • E. Sage
    Pages 115-126

  17. The Application of Comet and Micronucleus Assay for the Assessment of Individual Radiation Risk

    • W.-U. Müller, T. Bauch, C. Streffer
    Pages 127-134

  18. Environmental Radiation Does Not Enhance the Tolerance of Yeast Cells to Acute Radiation Exposure

    • D. Frankenberg, K. Helmstaedter, J. Boehm, W. Pessara, M. Frankenberg-Schwager
    Pages 135-140

  19. Biological UV Dosimetry of Environmental Radiation Based on DNA Damage

    • A. Bérces, S. Gáspár, G. Rontó
    Pages 141-148

  20. Repair of UV-B-Induced Damage in Human Keratinocytes

    • R. Greinert, O. Boguhn, B. Volkmer, D. Harder, E. W. Breitbart
    Pages 149-154
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About this book

Human health as well as aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems are threatened from increa­ sing levels of environmental radiation of various sources, many of them of anthropoge­ nic causality: large areas of the former Soviet Union suffer from radioactive pollution, in particular after the Chemobyl accident; the increase in the incidence of UVB radiati­ on at the Earth's surface as a result of a progressive depletion of stratospheric ozone is a global problem that requires international concerted actions; in areas of former uranium mining the natural radiation level is substantially increased due to elevated radon levels; a growing portion of the population involved in air traffic is exposed to increased levels of natural radiation; and with the International Space Station an increasing number of astronauts will be exposed to the complex field of cosmic radiation. To estimate the corresponding risks, a better knowledge of the underlying radiobiological mechanisms at the molecular, cellular and system level is required. This book is the result of a multidisciplinary effort to discuss the current state of knowledge of the fundamental processes that result from interactions of environmental radiation -ionizing as well as UV radiation -with living matter and the existing radiati­ on protection concepts, and then to define future research work needed as fundamental information for the assessment of risks from increased levels of environmental radiation to human health and ecosystem balance. It comprises the key lectures and statements presented at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Radiation Biology Section, DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Cologne, Germany

    Christa Baumstark-Khan, Gerda Horneck

  • Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics, Brno, Czech Republic

    Stanislav Kozubek

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fundamentals for the Assessment of Risks from Environmental Radiation

  • Editors: Christa Baumstark-Khan, Stanislav Kozubek, Gerda Horneck

  • Series Title: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4585-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-5667-7Published: 31 March 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-5668-4Published: 31 March 1999

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-4585-5Published: 01 December 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1389-1839

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 537

  • Topics: Environmental Management, Diagnostic Radiology, Biochemistry, general, Public Health

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