Radioactivity in the Environment

Dr. Vladivoj (Vlado) Valković is a Professor Emeritus of Physics at Rice University, Texas, United States. He is also a fellow of the American Physical Society and the Institute of Physics (London, United Kingdom). Throughout his career, he has authored approximately 24 books and contributed to more than 400 scientific and technical articles in high-impact international journals. His research spans a wide range of areas, including nuclear physics, instrumentation, and the applications of nuclear techniques to problems in biology, medicine, environmental research, and trace element analysis. Dr. Vlado served as Head of the Physics, Chemistry, and Instrumentation Laboratory at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria, and as Laboratory Head and Scientific Advisor at the Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia. Additionally, he has provided technical assistance to numerous developing countries through his role as an IAEA expert. In 2024, ScholarGPS ranked him among the top 0.5% of scholars worldwide in the research field of Trace Elements, recognizing his significant contributions to the field.

• 1. Introduction2. Radioactive Nuclides in Nature3. Technologically Modified Exposure to Natural Radiation4. Man Made Radioactivity5. Measurements of Radioactivity6. Radiation Safety7. The Nuclear Fuel Cycle8. The Bomb9. Monitoring Accidentally Released Radionuclides in the Environment10. Bomb Test Sites11. International Safeguards12. Environmental Monitoring for Safeguards13. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty