Publications

摘要

Recently Published Radioactive Air Sampling Methods, edited by Mark L. Maiello, ANS member since 1987, and Mark D. Hoover, ANS member since 1981. Featuring contributions from nuclear-industry experts involved in the long-standing Air Monitoring Users Group, this book provides scientific background information and detailed step-by-step guidance for measuring both naturally occurring radioactivity in the environment and airborne radioactivity from industrial, research, and nuclear power operations. After outlining the fundamentals of radioactivity, the text covers standards and regulatory issues re- lated to the quality of air sampling equipment and measurements, discusses air sampling for radioactive emergencies, and provides a series of air sampling methods for common radioactive isotopes. The characteristics of common airborne radionuclides, including radon-222, are also described in an appendix, offering students and practitioners the information necessary to achieve technically rigorous air-sampling data. (599 pp., HB, $129.95, ISBN 978-0-84939-717-2. Order from CRC Press, phone 800/272-7737; fax 800/ 374-3401; e-mail ; Web .)