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Findings and recommendations from an international comparison of models and approaches for the estimation of radiological exposure to non-human biota

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2009

J. Barescut ,
N. A. Beresford ,
C. L. Barnett ,
K. Beaugelin-Seiller ,
J. E. Brown ,
J.-J. Cheng ,
D. Copplestone ,
S. Gaschak ,
J. L. Hingston  and
J. Horyna
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N. A. Beresford*
Affiliation:
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, CEH-Lancaster, Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Av., Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4AP, UK
C. L. Barnett
Affiliation:
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, CEH-Lancaster, Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Av., Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4AP, UK
K. Beaugelin-Seiller
Affiliation:
Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, France
J. E. Brown
Affiliation:
Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, Norway
J.-J. Cheng
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory, USA
D. Copplestone
Affiliation:
England & Wales Environment Agency, UK
S. Gaschak
Affiliation:
International Radioecology Laboratory, Slavutych, Ukraine
J. L. Hingston
Affiliation:
England & Wales Environment Agency, UK
J. Horyna
Affiliation:
SÚJB, Czech Republic
A. Hosseini
Affiliation:
Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, Norway
B. J. Howard
Affiliation:
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, CEH-Lancaster, Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Av., Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4AP, UK
S. Kamboj
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory, USA
A. Kryshev
Affiliation:
SPA-Typhoon, Russia
T. Nedveckaite
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, Lithuania
G. Olyslaegers
Affiliation:
SCK⋅CEN, Belgium
T. Sazykina
Affiliation:
SPA-Typhoon, Russia
J. T. Smith
Affiliation:
University of Portsmouth, UK
D. Telleria
Affiliation:
International Atomic Energy Agency, Austria
J. Vives i Batlle
Affiliation:
Westlakes Scientific Consulting Ltd., UK
T. L. Yankovich
Affiliation:
EcoMetrix Incorporated, Canada
R. Heling
Affiliation:
Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group, The Netherlands
M. D. Wood
Affiliation:
University of Liverpool, UK
C. Yu
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory, USA
*
nab@ceh.ac.uk
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Abstract

There is general international acceptance of the need to demonstrate that the environment is protected from ionising radiation. In some countries requirements and guidelines for the protection of non-human biota are already in place. As a consequence a number of models and approaches have been proposed for the estimation of the exposure of non-human biota to ionising radiation. The IAEA EMRAS programme's Biota Working Group has conducted the most comprehensive intercomparison of the predictions of these approaches to date. In this paper, we present an overview of the activities of the Biota Working Group concentrating on its conclusions and recommendations.

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Radioprotection , Volume 44 , Issue 5: ECORAD 2008 - Radioecology and Environmental Radioactivity , 2009 , pp. 565 - 570
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© EDP Sciences, 2009

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