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Element and radionuclide concentrations in soils and wildlife from forests in north-eastern England with a focus on species representative of the ICRP's Reference Animals and Plants (2020)
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Barnett, C., Beresford, N., Wood, M., Izquierdo, M., Walker, L., & Fawkes, R. (2020). Element and radionuclide concentrations in soils and wildlife from forests in north-eastern England with a focus on species representative of the ICRP's Reference Animals and Plants. Earth System Science Data, 12(4), 3021-3038. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-3021-2020

There are international recommendations that the environment (i.e. wildlife) is assessed for the potential impact of releases of ionizing radiation. The transfer of radionuclides to wildlife from media (e.g. soil, water) is usually described using th... Read More about Element and radionuclide concentrations in soils and wildlife from forests in north-eastern England with a focus on species representative of the ICRP's Reference Animals and Plants.

Modelling the effects of ionising radiation on a vole population from the Chernobyl Red forest in an ecological context (2020)
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Vives i Batlle, J., Sazykina, T., Kryshev, A., Wood, M., Smith, K., Copplestone, D., & Biermans, G. (2020). Modelling the effects of ionising radiation on a vole population from the Chernobyl Red forest in an ecological context. Ecological Modelling, 438, 109306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109306

A novel mathematical model was developed to study the historical effects of ionising radiation from the 1986 Chernobyl accident on a vole population. The model uses an ecosystem approach combining radiation damages and repair, life history and ecolog... Read More about Modelling the effects of ionising radiation on a vole population from the Chernobyl Red forest in an ecological context.

From tangled banks to toxic bunnies; a reflection on the issues involved in developing an ecosystem approach for environmental radiation protection (2020)
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Mothersill, C., Oughton, D., Schofield, P., Abend, M., Adam-Guillermin, C., Ariyoshi, K., …Wood, M. (2020). From tangled banks to toxic bunnies; a reflection on the issues involved in developing an ecosystem approach for environmental radiation protection. International Journal of Radiation Biology, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/09553002.2020.1793022

The objective of this paper is to present the results of discussions at a workshop held as part of the International Congress of Radiation Research (Environmental Health stream) in Manchester UK, 2019. The main objective of the workshop was to provid... Read More about From tangled banks to toxic bunnies; a reflection on the issues involved in developing an ecosystem approach for environmental radiation protection.

Integration of ecosystem science into radioecology : a consensus perspective (2020)
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Rhodes, O., Bréchignac, F., Bradshaw, C., Hinton, T., Mothersill, C., Arnone, J., …Zimmerman, J. (2020). Integration of ecosystem science into radioecology : a consensus perspective. Science of the Total Environment, 740, 140031. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140031

In the Fall of 2016 a workshop was held which brought together over 50 scientists from the ecological and radiological fields to discuss feasibility and challenges of reintegrating ecosystem science into radioecology. There is a growing desire to inc... Read More about Integration of ecosystem science into radioecology : a consensus perspective.

SRP workshop on ‘communication of radiation risk in the modern world’ (2020)
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Bryant, P., Yoshida, H., Butlin, M., Wood, M., Raines, K., Bannon, A., & Hunak, S. (2020). SRP workshop on ‘communication of radiation risk in the modern world’. Journal of Radiological Protection, 40(1), 319-326. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6498/ab4773

Communicating radiation risk is an important part of radiation protection. However, achieving effective risk communication is challenging given the negative public perception of radiation and conflicting views presented by both the media and social m... Read More about SRP workshop on ‘communication of radiation risk in the modern world’.

Measuring the radiation exposure of Norwegian reindeer under field conditions (2019)
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Aramrun, K., Beresford, N., Skuterud, L., Hevrøy, T., Drefvelin, J., Bennett, K., …Wood, M. (2019). Measuring the radiation exposure of Norwegian reindeer under field conditions. Science of the Total Environment, 687, 1337-1343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.177

Models and approaches have been developed to predict radiation exposure of wildlife under field conditions. However, there have been few attempts to directly measure radiation exposure of wildlife in the field and confirm the doses predicted by model... Read More about Measuring the radiation exposure of Norwegian reindeer under field conditions.

Automatic acoustic detection of birds through deep learning : the first bird audio detection challenge (2018)
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Stowell, D., Wood, M., Pamuła, H., Stylianou, Y., & Glotin, H. (2019). Automatic acoustic detection of birds through deep learning : the first bird audio detection challenge. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 10(3), 368-380. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.13103

Assessing the presence and abundance of birds is important for monitoring specific species as well as overall ecosystem health. Many birds are most readily detected by their sounds, and thus passive acoustic monitoring is highly appropriate. Yet acou... Read More about Automatic acoustic detection of birds through deep learning : the first bird audio detection challenge.

Radiocaesium transfer and radiation exposure of frogs in Fukushima Prefecture (2018)
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Tagami, K., Uchida, S., Wood, M., & Beresford, N. (2018). Radiocaesium transfer and radiation exposure of frogs in Fukushima Prefecture. Scientific reports, 8(1), 10662. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-28866-0

The International Commission on Radiological Protection has proposed an environmental assessment framework. This includes ionising radiation exposure assessment for different frog life-stages, but radiocaesium transfer parameters are unavailable. We... Read More about Radiocaesium transfer and radiation exposure of frogs in Fukushima Prefecture.

Genetic variability and ontogeny predict microbiome structure in a disease-challenged montane amphibian (2018)
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Griffiths, S. M., Harrison, X. A., Weldon, C., Wood, M. D., Pretorius, A., Hopkins, K., …Antwis, R. E. (2018). Genetic variability and ontogeny predict microbiome structure in a disease-challenged montane amphibian. ISME Journal, 12(10), 2506-2517. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-018-0167-0

Amphibian populations worldwide are at risk of extinction from infectious diseases, including chytridiomycosis caused by the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Amphibian cutaneous microbiomes interact with Bd and can confer protecti... Read More about Genetic variability and ontogeny predict microbiome structure in a disease-challenged montane amphibian.

Radionuclide transfer to wildlife at a 'reference site' in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and resultant radiation exposures (2018)
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Beresford, N., Barnett, C., Gashchak, S., Maksimenko, A., Guliaichenko, E., Wood, M., & Izquierdo, M. (2020). Radionuclide transfer to wildlife at a 'reference site' in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and resultant radiation exposures. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 211, 105661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.02.007

This study addresses a significant data deficiency in the developing environmental protection framework of the International Commission on Radiological Protection, namely a lack of radionuclide transfer data for some of the Reference Animals and Plan... Read More about Radionuclide transfer to wildlife at a 'reference site' in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and resultant radiation exposures.

Estimation of the excess lifetime cancer risk from radon exposure in some buildings of Kufa Technical Institute, Iraq (2017)
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Abojassim, A., Mraity, H., Husain, A., & Wood, M. (2017). Estimation of the excess lifetime cancer risk from radon exposure in some buildings of Kufa Technical Institute, Iraq. Ядерна фізика та енергетика. Âderna fìzika ta energetika, 18(3), 276-286. https://doi.org/10.15407/jnpae2017.03.276

A number of international health organizations consider the exposure to residential radon as the second main cause of lung cancer after cigarette smoking. It was found that there is no database on radon concentrations for the Kufa Technical Institute... Read More about Estimation of the excess lifetime cancer risk from radon exposure in some buildings of Kufa Technical Institute, Iraq.

Selecting passive dosimetry technologies for measuring the external dose of terrestrial wildlife (2017)
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Aramrun, P., Beresford, N., & Wood, M. (2018). Selecting passive dosimetry technologies for measuring the external dose of terrestrial wildlife. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 182, 128-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2017.12.001

Dosimeters attached to wild animals can be used to validate regulatory assessment approaches and models for estimating radiation exposure of wild animals. Such measurements are also necessary to ensure that robust dose-effect relationships can be dev... Read More about Selecting passive dosimetry technologies for measuring the external dose of terrestrial wildlife.

Transfer parameters for ICRP's Reference Animals and Plants in a terrestrial Mediterranean ecosystem (2017)
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Guillén, J., Beresford, N., Baeza, A., Izquierdo, M., Wood, M., Salas, A., …Muñoz-Muñoz, J. (2017). Transfer parameters for ICRP's Reference Animals and Plants in a terrestrial Mediterranean ecosystem. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 186, 9-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2017.06.024

A system for the radiological protection of the environment (or wildlife) based on Reference Animals and Plants (RAPs) has been suggested by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). To assess whole-body activity concentrations... Read More about Transfer parameters for ICRP's Reference Animals and Plants in a terrestrial Mediterranean ecosystem.

A review of camera trapping for conservation behaviour research (2017)
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Caravaggi, A., Banks, P., Burton, A., Finlay, C., Haswell, P., Hayward, M., …Sollmann, R. (2017). A review of camera trapping for conservation behaviour research. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 3(3), 109-122. https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.48

An understanding of animal behaviour is important if conservation initiatives are to be effective. However, quantifying the behaviour of wild animals presents significant challenges. Remote-sensing camera traps are becoming increasingly popular surve... Read More about A review of camera trapping for conservation behaviour research.

Aquatic live animal radiotracing studies for ecotoxicological applications : addressing fundamental methodological deficiencies (2017)
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Cresswell, T., Metian, M., Golding, L., & Wood, M. (2017). Aquatic live animal radiotracing studies for ecotoxicological applications : addressing fundamental methodological deficiencies. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 178-9, 453-460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2017.05.017

The use of live animal gamma radioisotope tracer techniques in the field of ecotoxicology allows laboratory studies to accurately monitor contaminant biokinetics in real time for an individual organism. However, methods used in published studies for... Read More about Aquatic live animal radiotracing studies for ecotoxicological applications : addressing fundamental methodological deficiencies.

Dose assessment in environmental radiological protection : state of the art and perspectives (2017)
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Stark, K., Goméz-Ros, J., Vives i Batlle, J., Lindbo Hansen, E., Beaugelin-Seiller, K., Kapustka, L., …Hinton, T. (2017). Dose assessment in environmental radiological protection : state of the art and perspectives. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 175-6, 105-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2017.05.001

Exposure to radiation is a potential hazard to humans and the environment. The Fukushima accident reminded the world of the importance of a reliable risk management system that incorporates the dose received from radiation exposures. The dose to huma... Read More about Dose assessment in environmental radiological protection : state of the art and perspectives.

Do fungi need to be included within environmental radiation protection assessment models? (2017)
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Guillén, J., Baeza, A., Beresford, N., & Wood, M. (2017). Do fungi need to be included within environmental radiation protection assessment models?. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 175-6, 70-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2017.04.014

Fungi are used as biomonitors of forest ecosystems, having comparatively high uptakes of anthropogenic and naturally occurring radionuclides. However, whilst they are known to accumulate radionuclides they are not typically considered in radiological... Read More about Do fungi need to be included within environmental radiation protection assessment models?.

The transfer of 137Cs, Pu isotopes and 90Sr to bird, bat and ground-dwelling small mammal species within the Chernobyl exclusion zone (2016)
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Beresford, N., Gaschak, S., Maksimenko, A., & Wood, M. (2016). The transfer of 137Cs, Pu isotopes and 90Sr to bird, bat and ground-dwelling small mammal species within the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 153, 231-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2015.12.027

Protected species are the focus of many radiological environmental assessments.
However, the lack of radioecological data for many protected species presents a
significant international challenge. Furthermore, there are legislative restrictions on... Read More about The transfer of 137Cs, Pu isotopes and 90Sr to bird, bat and ground-dwelling small mammal species within the Chernobyl exclusion zone.

Strategies for engaging with future radiation protection professionals: a public outreach case study (2015)
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Cole, P., Gornall, B., Wood, M., Whitcher, R., Bannon, A., Bloomer, S., …Stewart, J. (2015). Strategies for engaging with future radiation protection professionals: a public outreach case study. Journal of Radiological Protection, 35(4), N25-N32. https://doi.org/10.1088/0952-4746/35/4/N25

It is evident that there is a nuclear skills shortage within the UK, and logically it can be assumed that the shortfall extends to the radiation protection arena. Plans for nuclear new-build and the decommissioning of existing nuclear sites will requ... Read More about Strategies for engaging with future radiation protection professionals: a public outreach case study.