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Recommendations from the international union of radioecology to improve guidance on radiation protection
Author(s) -
Bréchignac François,
Bradshaw Clare,
Carroll Simon,
Jaworska Alicja,
Kapustka Larry,
Monte Luigi,
Oughton Deborah
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
integrated environmental assessment and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.665
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1551-3793
pISSN - 1551-3777
DOI - 10.1002/ieam.242
Subject(s) - radioecology , radiation protection , environmental protection , environmental planning , business , environmental science , environmental resource management , environmental health , medicine , physics , radionuclide , quantum mechanics , nuclear medicine
This brief commentary summarizes the views of a working group assembled by the International Union of Radioecology to advance the approaches used to evaluate effects of radioactive materials in the environment. The key message in both the research needs and the recommendations for management of radioactive materials centers around the need to adopt an ecocentric approach that recognizes the interconnectedness of biota, including humans, and ecological processes. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2011;7:411–413. © 2011 SETAC