ICRP Publication 108: Environmental Protection: the Concept and Use of Reference Animals and Plants
Annals of the ICRP Volume 38 Issue 4-6
By- . ICRP
International Commission on Radiological Protection
Paperback, 330 Pages
Published: October 2009
Imprint: Elsevier
ISBN: 978-0-444-52934-3
Contents
Abstract
Guest Editorial
Preface
Executive Summary
Glossary
1. Introduction
2. Reference Animals and Plants
3. Iteroparous, hermaphrodite, high fecundity, population number > 10000
4. Calculation of dose conversion factors for reference animals and plants
5. The effects of radiation and its relevance to Reference animals and plants
6. Assessing effects in terms of derived consideration reference levels
7. Applications and Extrapolations
8. Conclusions
Annex A. Biological background to the reference animals and plants
Annex B. Comparison of dosimetric methods
Annex C. Dose conversion factors
Annex D: radiation effects in reference animals and plants
Annex E. Extrapolation and interpolation of basic dosimety assumptions to other shapes and sizes of animals and plants
