A History of Radioecology

This book presents a history of radioecology, from World War II through to the critical years of the Cold War, finishing with a discussion of recent developments and future implications for the field.

Autorentext

Patrick C. Kangas is a systems ecologist with interests in the structure and function of novel ecosystems. From 1990 until his retirement in 2021, he was an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology at the University of Maryland. He has conducted research in Puerto Rico, Brazil, and Belize and has published more than 100 papers, book chapters and contract reports on a variety of environmental subjects. He is the editor of Ecological Engineering: Principles and Practice (2004).

Inhalt

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