Summarizes an extensive body of literature on the oceanographic and biological conditions involved in the transfer and accumulation of radionuclides in marine sediment and biota of the Northern European seas.
From the contents: History and Methods.- Sources and Pathways of Artificial Radionuclides in Northern Seas.- The Pelagic Ecosystem.- The Benthic Zone.- The Coastal Zone.- Marine Vertebrates.- Transfer and Assimilation of Radionuclides in Marine Ecosystems.- Radioactive Monitoring Principles for Marine Ecosystems.