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The book deals with various consequences of major nuclear accidents, such as in 1986 in Chernobyl and in 2011 in Fukushima. The public is extremely interested in learning more about the movements and risks posed by radiation in the environment related to food supply and food safety. Radionuclides are found in air, water, soil and even in us not only after nuclear accidents because they occur also in nature. Every day, we ingest and inhale radionuclides in our air and food and the water. This book provides a solid underpinning of the basic physical-chemistry and biogeochemistry of naturally occurring and anthrop radioactivity. The mechanisms of radioactive element transfer in the atmosphere, tropospheric and stratospheric diffusion of radioactivity, environmental contamination from accidents and the impact of atmospheric pollution on the food chain, soil and plants, are analyzed and the analytical methods are illustrated. The question of natural radioactivity concentration in building materials is addressed too. While the book contains many case studies and data for Greece, it is of general value. It contributes to the development of international environmentally safe standards and economically reasonable standard regulations based on justified radiological, social and economical legislation concepts.

Environmental geology. --- Complex Mixtures --- Food Contamination --- Radiologic Health --- Air Pollution --- Water Pollution --- Chemicals and Drugs --- Food Safety --- Environmental Pollution --- Public Health --- Environment and Public Health --- Health Care --- Food Contamination, Radioactive --- Air Pollution, Radioactive --- Radioactive Pollutants --- Water Pollution, Radioactive --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Environmental Engineering --- Environmental Sciences --- Radioactive pollution. --- Radioactive contamination of food. --- Environmental sciences. --- Analytical biochemistry. --- Analytic biochemistry --- Environmental science --- Food --- Environmental radioactivity --- Nuclear pollution --- Radioactivity, Environmental --- Radioactive contamination --- Environment. --- Analytical chemistry. --- Physical chemistry. --- Geochemistry. --- Aquatic ecology. --- Radiation protection. --- Radiation --- Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection. --- Analytical Chemistry. --- Freshwater & Marine Ecology. --- Food Science. --- Physical Chemistry. --- Biotechnology. --- Safety measures. --- Biochemistry --- Chemistry, Analytic --- Science --- Food contamination --- Radioactive pollution --- Pollution --- Radioactive substances --- Radioecology --- Radioactive waste disposal --- Environmental protection. --- Aquatic biology. --- Food science. --- Chemistry, Physical organic. --- Chemistry, Physical organic --- Chemistry, Organic --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Hydrobiology --- Water biology --- Aquatic sciences --- Biology --- Chemical composition of the earth --- Chemical geology --- Geological chemistry --- Geology, Chemical --- Chemistry --- Earth sciences --- Environmental quality management --- Protection of environment --- Environmental sciences --- Applied ecology --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental policy --- Environmental quality --- Bioanalytic chemistry --- Bioanalytical chemistry --- Analytical chemistry --- Radiation—Safety measures. --- Aquatic ecology . --- Food—Biotechnology. --- Chemistry, Theoretical --- Physical chemistry --- Theoretical chemistry --- Aquatic biology --- Ecology --- Analysis, Chemical --- Analytic chemistry --- Chemical analysis --- Radiation monitoring --- Radiation protection