Radioecology

The lectures will cover the following topics:

• Definition of radioecology.
• Radionuclides of natural origin and their doses to man.
• Sources of artificially produced radionuclides.
• Pathways of radionuclides in the environment.
• Transfer of radionuclides in foodchains.
• Importance of chemical speciation in radioecology.
• Radioecological problems following the Chernobyl accident:
• Some examples from Norway.