ICRP Publication 91

A Framework for Assessing the Impact of Ionising Radioation on Non-Human Species
1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-08-044310-2
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 70 Seiten, Gewicht: 143 g

Reihe: Annals of the ICRP

The proposed framework is designed to harmonise with the ICRP’s approach to the protection of human beings, but does not intend to set regulatory standards. Instead, the proposed framework is intended to be a practical tool to provide high-level advice and guidance for regulators and operators. An agreed set of quantities and units, a set of reference dose models, reference dose-per-unit-intake (or unit exposure), and reference fauna and flora are required to serve as a basis for the more fundamental understanding and interpretation of the relationships between exposure and dose and between dose and certain categories of effect, for a few, clearly defined types of animals and plants. As a first step, a small set of reference fauna and flora with supporting databases will be developed by the ICRP. Others can then develop more area- and situation-specific approaches to assess and manage risks to non-human species.

Autoren/Hrsg.

ICRP,

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Biomedizin, Medizinische Forschung, Klinische Studien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Executive summary

1. Introduction

2. Current environmental management principles

3. Biological effects of radiation in non-human organisms

4. The Commission's system of protection

5. Proposal for a systematic approach to assessing radiological impacts on non-human species

6. Discussion

7. Conclusions and recommendations

References