title: Radioecology: trends and future in the light of societal changes.
abstract: Radioecology is an unusual scientific discipline, in that there do not exist radioecologists, but that there exists a research domain with well-defined objectives! The science of Radioecology is per definition "multidisciplinary". The science of radioecology has a number of important objectives relevant to the radioactive contamination of the environment. A prime objective of radioecology is to understand how the interaction between radionuclides and the environment affects radiation dose. Such an understanding then permits a second major objective of radioecology, which is to provide suitable rehabilitation methodology to reduce radiation dose so that it is possible to restore the ecological and economic value of contaminated land.
authors.affiliation: International Union of Radioecology, Hertevoetweg 12, 1982 Zemst, Belgium. gilbert@desmet@skynet.be
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Desmet
mesh_terms: D004463:Ecology; D005544:Forecasting; D011848:Radioactive Pollutants
chemical_list: D011848:Radioactive Pollutants