Effects of Ionizing Radiation on Plants and the Radiological Protection of the Environment

  • Stanislav A. Geras'kin (Russian Institute of Agricultural Radiology and Agroecology, Russia) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Kyu (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
  • Published : 2003.12.01

Abstract

Differences between the principles for the radiological protection of man and the environment are compared. The derived levels of exposure for man and biota recommended by the international agencies with dose rates for chronic radiation producing effects at different levels of biological organization were given in terms of the biological effects. Cytogenetic effects on plants after an exposure to ionizing radiation at low doses alone and in combination with other factors are discussed. A wide range of experimental data were analysed and the general conclusions were extracted to cover the topics such as non-linearity of dose response, synergistic and antagonistic effects of the combined exposure of different factors, radiation-induced genomic instability, and the phenomena of radioadaptation.

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