Equidosimetry — Ecological Standardization and Equidosimetry for Radioecology and Environmental Ecology: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Ecological Standardization and Equidosimetry for Radioecology and Environmental Ecology Kiev, Ukraine 14–20 April 2002

Front Matter....Pages N1-N1
Problems of Ecological Standardization and Dosimetry of Action of Different Factors on Biota of Ecosystems....Pages 1-18
The Principal Approaches to Standardization of Technogenic Contamination of Environment....Pages 19-23
Estimation of Parameters of Radiocapacity of Biota in Ecosystems; Criteria of Their Well-Being....Pages 25-31
Front Matter....Pages 33-33
Equidosimetry: A Reflexion on Risk Assessment....Pages 35-41
An Equi-Dosimetric Approach to the Comparison of Radiation and Chemical Effects on Natural Populations of Aquatic Organisms....Pages 43-49
Determination of Heterogeneity Biota as a Perspecve Parameter of Ecological Standardization....Pages 51-56
Phytoviruses as Indicators of Environment....Pages 57-64
Protein and Radioactivity Levels of Patella Coerulea Linnaeus Around Dardanelles....Pages 65-72
Equidosimetric Comparison of Efficiency of Effects of Gamma-Irradiation and Chemical Toxic Agents (Copper and Phenol) on the Red Algae of the Black Sea....Pages 73-78
Macrophytes as Bioindicators of Radionuclide Contamination in Ecosystems of Different Aquatic Bodies in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone....Pages 79-86
Effects of Radioactive and Chemical Pollution on Plant Virus Frequency Distribution....Pages 87-92
Species Diversity as a Factor of Radiostability of Algal Cenosis....Pages 93-97
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
Modern Problems of Ecotoxicology....Pages 101-109
Ecosystem GIS-Modelling in Ecotoxicology....Pages 111-118
Mapping Transfer Parameters of Radionuclides in Terrestrial Environments....Pages 119-129
Radioecological Factors of the Geological Environment within Ukrainian Territory....Pages 131-137
Behaviour of the Radionuclides in Peat Soils....Pages 139-146
Evaluation of the Effect of Dnipro River Reservoirs on Coastal Landscapes....Pages 147-154
Radiation Effects on the Populations of Soil Invertebrates in Belarus....Pages 155-161
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Generalized Ecosystem Indices: Ecological Scaling and Ecological Risk....Pages 165-174
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Ecological Risk Assessmenty as a Method for Integrating Risks from Multiple Stressors at Hazardous Waste Sites....Pages 175-185
Comparing Risks from Exposure to Radionuclides and other Carcinogens at Arctic Coal Mines....Pages 187-196
Risk Due to Joint Chemical and Radiation Contamination of Food....Pages 197-203
Front Matter....Pages 205-205
Synergetic Effects of Different Pollutants and Equidosimetry....Pages 207-222
The Behaviour of Radionuclides and Chemical Contaminants in Terrestrial and Water Ecosystems of Urals Region....Pages 223-230
Synergism of Low Dose Chronic Radiation and Biotic Stress for Plants....Pages 231-236
Comparative Study of the Effects of Endocrine Disruptor and Ionizing Radiation with Plant Bioassay....Pages 237-242
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
Cytogenetic Effects in Plants after Weak and Combined Exposures and a Problem of Ecological Standardization....Pages 245-255
Role of Various Components of Ecosystems in Biogeochemical Migration of Pollutants of Antropogenic Origin in Forests....Pages 257-272
Ecological Inspection of Military Objects....Pages 273-280
The Procedure of Military Sites Rehabilitation with Optimal Planning of Tender Orders....Pages 281-284
Modeling and Simulation of 137 Cs Migration in Boreal Forest Ecosystems....Pages 285-292
Behavior of Cs-137 and Sr-90 on Fish Ponds in Ukraine....Pages 293-298
Genetic Effects of Chronic Gamma-Irradiation at a Low Dose Rate: Experimental Study on CBA/LAC Mice....Pages 299-304
Front Matter....Pages 305-305
Methods and Tasks of Radiation Montioring of Forest Ecosystems....Pages 307-312
Similarities and Differences in Behavior of 137 Cs, 40 K and 7 Be in Natural Ecosystems....Pages 313-319
Heavy Metals Accumulation by Agricultural Crops Grown on Various Types of Soil in Polessje Zone of Ukraine....Pages 321-325
The Brilliant Blue Method for Water Soluble Chernobyl 137 Cs Behaviour Estimation in Soils of South Belarus....Pages 327-332
Aquatic Ecosystems Within the Chernobyl NPP Exclusion Zone: The Latest Data on Radionuclide Contamination and Absorbed Dose for Hydrobionts....Pages 333-341
Role of Higher Plants in the Redidstribution of Radionuclides in Water Ecosystems....Pages 343-345
Front Matter....Pages 305-305
Problems of the Radiation Safety on Military Objects of Ukraine....Pages 347-359
Landscape Criticality Indexes for the Different Pollutants....Pages 361-368
Ecosystems of 30-KM Zones of Khmelnytsky and Rivne NPP: Estimation of Migration Conditions of the Radionuclides and Other Technical Pollutants....Pages 369-376
Front Matter....Pages 377-377
Radionuclides 137 Cs and 60 Co Uptake by Freshwater and Marine Microalgae Chlorella, Navicula, Phaeodactylum ....Pages 379-387
Principal Component Analysis of Chronic Influence of Low-Doses of Ionizing Radiation and Cadmium on Organisms....Pages 389-402
Characterization and Treatment of Actinide Contaminated Soils and Well Waters....Pages 403-407
The Endogenic and Exogenic Factors of the Realization of Phenotypic Adaptation....Pages 409-417
Biological Approach to Evaluating the Ecological Safety of Radioactive Waste Disposal System: Study of Small Rodents....Pages 419-425
Use of Photosynthesis and Respiration of Hydrophytes for Water Toxicity Definition....Pages 427-431