Exposure of the population in the United States and Canada from natural background radiation [electronic resource] : recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.

Contributor:

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.

Series:

NCRP report ; no. 94.

NCRP report ; no. 94

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radiation, Background--United States--Measurement.

Radiation, Background.

Radioactive pollution--United States.

Radioactive pollution.

Radiation--Dosage.

Radiation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bethesda, MD : Council, c1987.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Preface ""; ""Contents ""; ""1. Introduction ""; ""1.1 Structure of the Report ""; ""1.2 Dosimetric Considerations ""; ""1.3 Natural Radiation ""; ""2. Cosmic Radiation ""; ""2.1 Introduction ""; ""2.2 Cosmic-Ray Particle Flux Densities ""; ""2.3 Cosmic-Ray Absorbed Dose Rates in Air ""; ""2.4 Cosmic-Ray Dose Rates in Tissue at Ground Altitudes ""; ""2.5 Cosmic-Ray Dose Rates in Tissue at Aircraft Altitudes ""; ""2.6 Dose Equivalent Rates from Cosmic Radiation ""; ""3. Cosmogenic Radioactivity ""; ""3.1 Introduction ""; ""3.2 Atmospheric Production ""

""3.3 Atmospheric Distribution and Transport """"3.4 Variations in the Average Cosmogenic Radionuclide Concentrations with Time and Location ""; ""3.5 Nuclear Weapons Testing ""; ""3.6 Releases by Nuclear Reactors ""; ""3.7 Terrestrial Distributions ""; ""3.8 Dose Estimates ""; ""4. Radionuclides in the Earth ""; ""4.1 Introduction ""; ""4.2 Primordial Radionuclides ""; ""4.3 Distribution of Natural Terrestrial Radionuclides in Rocks ""; ""4.4 Soil Radioactivity ""; ""4.5 Summary of Major Radionuclide Concentrations ""; ""5. External Terrestrial Radiation ""; ""5.1 Introduction ""

""5.2 Sources of Terrestrial Exposure """"5.3 External Exposures Outdoors ""; ""5.4 Indoor Exposures ""; ""5.5 Variations in Terrestrial Radiation ""; ""5.6 Summary of Population Dose Rates ""; ""6. Inhaled Radionuclides ""; ""6.1 Introduction ""; ""6.2 Atmospheric Aerosols ""; ""6.3 Uranium, Radium, and Thorium ""; ""6.4 Short-Lived Decay Products of Radon ""; ""6.5 Lead-210 and Polonium-210 ""; ""6.6 Thoron and its Decay Products ""; ""6.7 Dosimetry ""; ""6.8 Summary ""; ""7. Internally Deposited Radionuclides ""; ""7.1 Introduction ""; ""7.2 Sources ""; ""7.3 Levels in Tissues ""

""7.4 Doses to Tissues """"8. Unusual Exposures ""; ""8.1 Sites of Unusual Radiation Exposures ""; ""8.2 Unusual Exposures ""; ""8.3 Epidemiological Considerations ""; ""9. Summary of Natural Background Exposures ""; ""9.1 Mean Exposures ""; ""9.2 Variability in Exposure ""; ""9.3 International System (SI) Units ""; ""9.4 The Effective Dose Equivalent Concept ""; ""9.5 Need for Additional Data ""; ""Appendix A: Glossary ""; ""Appendix B: Fallout from Nuclear Weapons Tests ""; ""References ""; ""The NCRP ""; ""Officers ""; ""Members ""; ""Honorary Members ""; ""Collaborating Organizations ""

""Special Liaison Participants """"NCRP Publications ""; ""Proceedings of the Annual Meeting ""; ""Symposium Proceedings ""; ""Lauriston S. Taylor Lectures ""; ""NCRP Commentaries ""; ""NCRP Reports ""; ""Other Documents ""; ""Index ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

1-62870-340-7

1-4356-2959-0