Radioactive Contamination and Radionuclide Removal

Dear Colleagues,

Radioactive contamination and radionuclide removal is a complex global task. Radionuclides, produced by a variety of human activities, pose an ongoing hazard to both the environment and human health. These activities include uranium and thorium resource mining and refining for nuclear power utilization, nuclear reactor operation, spent nuclear fuel processing, radioactive waste treatment and disposal, diagnosis and therapy using radioisotopes in advanced medicine, as well as various industrial and research activities using radionuclides. Some of these radionuclides are inevitably discharged into the biosphere, which may have an adverse impact on the environment and human health. Their presence into the ecosphere can have a wide range of repercussions, including ecological disruption and long-term health concerns to humankind. As a result, understanding and controlling the fate of these radionuclides is critical.

This Special Issue will highlight the latest advances in studies on radioactive contamination and radionuclide removal. Topics may include, but are not limited to, the assessment of radioactive contaminants’ origin, environmental toxicity evaluation of radionuclides, detection and analysis of radionuclides in contaminated water and soil, physical and chemical behavior of radionuclides, separation materials and methods for radionuclide removal, and fundamental and technological approaches to radioactive waste treatment and disposal. Authors are invited to submit original research papers, reviews and short communications.

Prof. Dr. Yuezhou Wei
Dr. Yan Wu
Prof. Dr. Xiangbiao Yin
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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