title: Standardizing measurement, sampling and reporting for public exposure assessments.
abstract: UNSCEAR assesses worldwide public exposure from natural and man-made sources of ionizing radiation based on information submitted to UNSCEAR by United Nations Member States and from peer reviewed scientific literature. These assessments are used as a basis for radiation protection programs of international and national regulatory and research organizations. Although UNSCEAR describes its assessment methodologies, the data are based on various monitoring approaches. In order to reduce uncertainties and improve confidence in public exposure assessments, it would be necessary to harmonize the methodologies used for sampling, measuring and reporting of environmental results.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria, Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear, Av. Salvador Allende s/No. CEP 22780-160 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. elaine@ird.gov.br
authors.forename: Elaine R R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Rochedo
mesh_terms: D001822:Body Burden; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods; D038622:Internationality; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D012015:Reference Standards; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D017751:Safety Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D011868:Radioisotopes