Radiological protection of the environment: the path forward to a new policy? : NEA Forum ... : Taormina ... 12-14 February 2002.

Drawn from the February 2002 conference in Sicily, these 26 papers present a rationale and strategy for developing a new system for protecting the environment against radiation. They discuss both the current state of scientific research and socio-political aspects of the issue. Contributors include policy makers, officials with regulating agencies, radiological professionals, environmental experts, representatives of industry, social scientists, and delegates from non- governmental and intergovernmental agencies, mostly from the First World. There is no index. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)