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| Preface | ||
| Ch. 1 | Radioactivity and Aerosols: An Introduction | |
| The importance of aerosols in environmental and atmospheric science | ||
| Nuclear radiation and decay | ||
| Size classification of aerosol particles | ||
| Emission sources and chemical properties of aerosol particles | ||
| Concentration of radionuclides in the environment | ||
| Radioactive aerosols and human health | ||
| Ch. 2 | Radioactivity and the Interaction of Nuclear Radiation with Matter | |
| Radioactive decay | ||
| The interaction of heavy charged particles with matter | ||
| The interaction of gamma radiation with matter | ||
| Ch. 3 | Measurement of Nuclear Radiation and Radioactivity | |
| Use of ionization and atomic excitation to detect nuclear radiation | ||
| The Geiger-Mueller detector | ||
| Alpha-particle measurement | ||
| Gamma-radiation measurement | ||
| Ch. 4 | Physical Behavior of Aerosol Particles | |
| Motion of aerosol particles relative to the surrounding air mass | ||
| Uniform motion and gravitational settling | ||
| Diffusion | ||
| Refinements to aerosol-particle motion | ||
| Recoil and radioactive decay | ||
| Aerosol particles in electric fields | ||
| Scattering of light by aerosol particles | ||
| Ch. 5 | Aerosol Measurement | |
| Common techniques of aerosol measurement | ||
| Inertial impaction | ||
| Filtration | ||
| Radioactive aerosols | ||
| Examples of radioactive-aerosol measurement | ||
| Ch. 6 | Radioactive Aerosols: Atmospheric Sources and Indoor Models | |
| Naturally-occurring radioactive aerosols | ||
| Anthropogenic radioactive aerosols | ||
| Indoor radioactivity | ||
| Ch. 7 | Radioactive Aerosols: Tracer Applications and Outdoor Transport | |
| Removal of aerosol particles from the atmosphere | ||
| Radioactive aerosols as atmospheric tracers | ||
| An outdoor box model | ||
| The Gaussian plume model | ||
| Improvements to the Gaussian plume model | ||
| The Atmospheric diffusion equation | ||
| App. A | Units of Measurement for Radioactivity and Aerosols | |
| App. B: Explanation of Symbols | ||
| Cited References | ||
| Index |
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Mark Miles
reviewed Understanding Radioactive Aerosols and Their Measurement on January 28, 2021
Understanding Radioactive Aerosols and Their Measurement
This is basically the biography of Uranium. The history of how it was discovered and evolved to what it is today was a great read, especially considering the time we're in with everyone trying to get the bomb.
This powerful quote from the book's introduction sums it all up, " From dust to dust, the Earth came seeded with the means of it's own destruction--a geological original sin. "
The news is always talking about if terrorists ever got nuclear weapons how easy it would be to use them. After reading this book, I have become more fearful at the ease in which this could happen. If someone is determined to get uranium, I don't doubt that they will. There is little accounting of stuff by world governments and even some the inventory they know they are supposed to have goes missing.
It was scary to read about some boys finding some in a field (nobody knows how the ore they found got there) and hitting it with a hammer because it made nice sparks. Yikes! I never knew how precariously we are balanced on the nuclear precipice and now, unfortunately, have to believe it is only a matter of time until some nuclear terrorism occurs.
Oh yeah, I noticed an error in the book in which they talk about the Popeye cartoon and his nemesis "Brutus" according to the book. It's actually Bluto.
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