A history of radioecology

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    • Kangas, Patrick C.

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A history of radioecology

Patrick C. Kangas

(Routledge explorations in environmental studies)(Earthscan from Routledge)

Routledge, 2023

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

presents a history of radioecology, from World War II through to the critical years of the Cold War reviews, synthesizes and discusses the implications of the ecological research supported by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) of the United States government, from World War II to the early 1970s. will be of great interest to students and scholars of radioecology, environmental pollution, environmental technology, bioscience and environmental history.

Table of Contents

PART 1 1. Introduction 2. Early Studies in Radioecology PART 2 3. The Pacific Proving Grounds 4. The Nevada Test Site 5. Alaska Coast 6. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory 7. El Verde, Puerto Rico 8. The Brookhaven National Laboratory 9. The Savannah River Ecology Laboratory PART 3 10. Radioecology Since the Cold War 11. Summary and Conclusions

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