Environmental protection : the concept and use of reference animals and plants

Abstract Guest Editorial Preface Executive Summary Glossary 1. Introduction 2. Reference Animals and Plants 3. Iteroparous, hermaphrodite, high fecundity, population number > 10000 4. Calculation of dose conversion factors for reference animals and plants 5. The effects of radiation and its relevance to Reference animals and plants 6. Assessing effects in terms of derived consideration reference levels 7. Applications and Extrapolations 8. Conclusions Annex A. Biological background to the reference animals and plants Annex B. Comparison of dosimetric methods Annex C. Dose conversion factors Annex D: radiation effects in reference animals and plants Annex E. Extrapolation and interpolation of basic dosimety assumptions to other shapes and sizes of animals and plants