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Articles on the work of IUR members or IUR working groups published in recent years and a selection of relevant publications.


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Low dose radiation mechanisms: The certainty of uncertainty

2022-09-04
[ Keywords: Low dose radiation, Non-targeted effects, Radiation risk, Population riskcomplexity modelling ]
Radioactivity Radioecology
This paper reviews the current understanding of low dose radiobiology, and how it has evolved from classical target theory. It highlights the uncertainty around low dose effects, which is due in part to the complexity of “context” surrounding the ultimate expression of biological effects following low dose exposure. The paper…
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From tangled banks to toxic bunnies; a reflection on the issues involved in developing an ecosystem approach for environmental radiation protection

2020-08-13
[ Results of discussions at a workshop held as part of the International Congress of Radiation Research ]
This article is the result of discussions at a workshop held as part of the International Congress of Radiation Research (Environmental Health stream) in Manchester UK, 2019. ABSTRACT The objective of this paper is to present the results of discussions at a workshop held as part of the International Congress of…
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Integration of ecosystem science into radioecology: A consensus perspective

2020-08-07
[ Results of a workshop which brought together over 50 scientists from the ecological and radiological fields ]
In the Fall of 2016 a workshop was held which brought together over 50 scientists from the ecological and radiological fields to discuss feasibility and challenges of reintegrating ecosystem science into radioecology. ABSTRACT In the Fall of 2016 a workshop was held which brought together over 50 scientists from the ecological…
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"The tubercular badger and the uncertain curve:- The need for a multiple stressor approach in environmental radiation protection"

2018-10-10
[ Position paper following the 4th IUR Workshop (Stirling, Scotland - June 2018) ]
The fourth in the “Ecological risk assessment of environmental radioactivity” series of IUR-sponsored events took place in Stirling in June 2018. The aim of the Workshop was to bring together participants from the fields of low- and high-dose radiobiology and those working in radioecology to discuss the effects that…
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"When a duck is not a duck; a new interdisciplinary synthesis for environmental radiation protection"

2018-06-06
[ Position paper following the 3rd IUR Workshop (Essen, Germany, 2017) ]
The third in the “Ecological risk assessment of environmental radioactivity” series of IUR-sponsored events took place in Essen Germany, just before the European Radiation Research Conference, September 2017. The aim of the workshop was to bring radioecologists together with radiobiologists to discuss approaches to protection…
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An international perspective with respect to radioecology in the future

2013-07-30
[ IUR Contribution to a Strategic Research Agenda in Radioecology ]
Radioecology
Two complementary consultations were conducted during the last months to identify research priorities: SRA consultation and IUR consultation. To feed prioritization, the IUR questionnaire examines in particular the influence of the context within which radioecology evolution and goals are considered: . Position of…
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Proceedings of the XXXIst ESNA-IUR Meeting

2010-10-19
[ Chania, Greece, 8-12 September 2001 ]
Radioecology
Proceedings of the joint XXXIst Annual Meeting of ESNA and IUR Meeting of the Soil-to-plant transfer Task Group, held at MAICh, Chania, Crete, Greece, on 8-12 September 2001. Nick Mitchell and Gregor Zibold, eds. (2003) Fachhochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences, Weingarten, Germany. Proceedings of the…
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Proceedings of the XXXIIId ESNA-IUR Meeting

2010-10-19
[ Viterbo, Italia, 27-31 August 2003 ]
Radioecology
Proceedings of the joint XXXIIId Annual Meeting of ESNA and IUR Meeting of the Soil-to-plant transfer Task Group, held at Viterbo, Italy, on 27-31 August 2003. Nick Mitchell, Vlado Licina and Gregor Zibold, eds. (2003) Fachhochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences, Weingarten, Germany. (ISSN 1611-9223) Send a…
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Journal of Environmental Radioactivity affiliated to IUR

2010-10-19
Radioecology
Memorandum of Understanding signed on 11-28 April 2008 Considering that there is a mutual interest in promoting closer cooperation between IUR and the international scientific "Journal of Environmental Radioactivity" (JENR, Elsevier), Nicolette van Dijk, in quality of Publisher of JENR, and François Bréchignac, in…
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