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Research into the behavior of natural and artificial radionuclides is a major concern for both the scientific community and public opinion. This book reviews current knowledge of the main radioactive pollutants in the environment, their behavior and their evolution in physical and biological compartments. A summary of the structure and functioning of the three physical compartments - atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere - and of the biological compartment - biosphere - is presented from the point of view of the fate - behavior and dispersion - of radionuclides.
The interrelationships between these various compartments are extensively described and analyzed.
In addition to precise descriptions of the structure of the environment and the evolution of radionuclides in this environment, the book's originality lies in its analysis of the use of radionuclides as tracers, in modeling and in the influence of climate change.
Jean-Claude Amiard est docteur d’État en radioécologie à l’Université de Nantes. Il est directeur de recherche émérite au CNRS et ancien professeur associé au Québec et en Chine. Ses recherches sont centrées sur l’estimation de la biodisponibilité et le transfert des métaux et radionucléides dans les chaînes trophiques. Il est l’auteur de nombreuses publications, nationales et internationales, et d’ouvrages de synthèse. Il a enseigné dans diverses universités et organismes de formation et met à profit son expertise auprès de nombreuses instances.
