An overview of the ERICA Integrated Approach to the assessment and management of environmental risks from ionising contaminants

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1364-1370

  Larsson, Carl Magnus ^a  

^a Swedish Radiation Protection Authority   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assessment; Environmental risks; Ionising contaminants; Management; Methodology

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ECOSYSTEMS; INTEGRATED CONTROL; IONIZING RADIATION; MANAGEMENT; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; RADIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISKS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEPARATION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TOOLS;

(E ,3E) PROCESS; (N-1) CRITERION; ASSOCIATED TOOL; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; CHRONIC EXPOSURE; DECISION MAKERS (DM); DOSE CONVERSION; DOSE RATES; END-USERS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; EUROPEAN; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; IONISING RADIATION; POLICY MAKERS; SPECIES SENSITIVITY DISTRIBUTIONS (SSD);

RADIATION EFFECTS;

FRESH WATER;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; IONIZATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; IONIZING RADIATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHODOLOGY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; HUMANS; RADIATION, IONIZING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 48149108705     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.11.019     Document Type: Article

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