Environmental Radiobiology

Joana Lourenço; Carmel Mothersill; Carmen Arena; Deborah Oughton; Margot Vanheukelom; Ruth Pereira; Sónia Mendo; Veronica De Micco

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-18810-7_9

Environmental Radiobiology

Joana Lourenço, Carmel Mothersill, Carmen Arena, Deborah Oughton, Margot Vanheukelom, Ruth Pereira, Sónia Mendo, Veronica De Micco

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Abstract

This chapter aims to contribute to a comprehensive view of environmental radiobiology and discuss the effects of different kinds of ionizing radiation on ecosystems. The impact of ionizing radiation was considered on both organisms and the abiotic environment, assessing the fate of radionuclides in abiotic compartments (e.g., the movement through atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere) and in the trophic chains, with implications for human and non-human biota. The available methodologies for estimating radiation dose to biota were also addressed as well as the associated challenges. This chapter also focused on the impacts of ionizing radiation exposure on non-human biota from microorganisms to vertebrates, as well as on the basic concepts related to environmental radiobiology and the molecular effects associated with the exposure to different types of ionizing radiation. The particular context of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) contamination was also tackled, as well as its effects on non-human biota.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Radiobiology Textbook
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	469-501
Number of pages	33
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031188107
ISBN (Print)	9783031188091
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18810-7_9
State	Published - 1 Jan 2023

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Medicine
General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Physics and Astronomy

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