| Editorial, by Bernard Bouquin (pdf 56 Ko - p. 1) | |||
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Institutions and official bodies: who does what? (pdf 56 Ko - p. 2) |
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I. FROM SOURCE TO MAN |
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The exposure routes |
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 Box A: Natural and artificial radioactivity (pdf 856 Ko) |
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| • Soil-plant transfer, by Siobhán Staunton (pdf 1,1 Mo - p. 9-10) • Transfer in animals, by Silvia Vincent-Naulleau (pdf 980 Ko - p. 11-13) |
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Box B: Human exposure routes (pdf 904 Ko) |
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| Speciation in the environment and in biological media, by Éric Ansoborlo, Remo Chiappini and Valérie Moulin (pdf 1,2 Mo - p. 14-18) |
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| II. THE BIOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR OF NUCLEAR TOXICS |
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| The fate of radionuclides in the body, by Paul Fritsch and Béatrice Le Gall (pdf 1,8 Mo - p. 19-24) |
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Box C: Vital elements in the human body (pdf 1 Mo) |
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| The mechanisms involved at the cell level • Can vital biological exchanges also be life-threatening? • Iodine, its isotopes and technetium, by Gérard Leblanc, Thierry Pourcher and Barbara Perron (pdf 1,8 Mo - p. 25-28) • Cadmium, a stress that builds up, by Florent Guillain (pdf 1 Mo - p. 29-30) |
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 Cells that adapt to cadmium, by Jean Labarre |
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| • Uranium, better known each day, by Éric Quéméneur (pdf 1,3 Mo - p. 31-34) | |||
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Box D: Radiological and chemical toxicity (pdf 856 Ko) |
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| • The biological fate of plutonium, by Paul Fritsch (pdf 1 Mo - p. 35-36) | |||
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| Human monitoring tools, by Xavier Millot, Didier Cavadore, Christine Riasse and Jean-Michel Giraud (pdf 952 Ko - p. 37 -38) |
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| III. WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS ON HEALTH? | |||
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| The effects of high exposures Physiopathological consequences in cells and tissues • Radon and lung cancer: Research into specific features of radio-induced genetic alterations, by Sylvie Chevillard and Marie-Noëlle Guilly (pdf 1 Mo - p. 39-43) • Radioactive iodine and the thyroid, by Martin Schlumberger (pdf 1 Mo - p. 44-47) |
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Box E: When radionuclides take the place of vital elements (pdf 776 Ko) |
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| • The effects of ionising radiation on the kidneys, by Christian de Rouffignac (pdf 1,1 Mo - p. 48-50) • The skeleton, an important target, by Jean-Luc Poncy (pdf 972 Ko - p. 51-52) • Effects of ionising radiation on human skin, by Michèle Martin (pdf 1,1 Mo - p. 53-55) |
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| The effects of radiation on reproductive functions • Radionuclides and gonads: the example of plutonium, by Anne Flüry-Hérard and Florence Ménétrier • Effects of radiation on genetic material, by Bernard Dutrillaux (pdf 1,3 Mo - p. 56-61) |
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| Effects of high exposures to radionuclides: clinical and epidemiological findings, by Florence Ménétrier, Anne Flüry-Hérard and Daniel Schoulz (pdf 1,3 Mo - p. 62-67) |
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Box F: From rays to dose (pdf 948 Ko) |
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| Risk assessment at low exposure levels Specific features of occupational medicine in nuclear research and industrial applications, by Jean-Michel Giraud and Benoît Quesne (pdf 1 Mo - p. 68-69) |
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| Transposing biologically based dose calculations to whole populations, by Jean Piechowski (pdf 1,1 Mo - p. 70-72) |
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Box G: The regulatory dose limits (pdf 1 Mo) |
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| How is the ICRP keeping pace with change? by Jean-Marc Cosset (pdf 1,1 Mo - p. 73) |
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| The role of occupational health services and biological medical laboratories in committed dose assessments, by Philippe Bérard, Nicolas Blanchin, Didier Cavadore, Jean-Michel Giraud and Jean Piechowski (pdf 952 Ko - p. 74-76) |
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Box H: How could the relative risk due to ionising radiation be estimated? by Jean-Michel Giraud (pdf 956 Ko) |
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| Limits of the comparison between radiological and chemical hazards, by Rémy Maximilien • Beryllium, an example of a non-radioactive nuclear toxic element, by Bernadette Bounolleau (pdf 1,3 Mo - p. 77-82) |
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| IV. HOW CAN THE EFFECTS OF TOXICS BE PREVENTED AND TREATED? | |||
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| Biosensors to track down toxic metals, by Claudio Vita (pdf 940 Ko - p. 83-85) |
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| Biodepollution and bioremediation • Plants to clean up soils and water, by Alain Vavasseur, Jacques Bourguignon and Gilles Peltier • Use of heavy metal resistant bacteria for restoration of polluted environments, by David Pignol and Jacques Coves (pdf 544 Ko - p. 85-88) |
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| How can toxics be cleared from the body? by Jean-Michel Giraud and Jean Piechowski (pdf 960 Ko - p. 88-90) |
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| CEA on the trail of new treatments, by Jean-Robert Deverre, Béatrice Le Gall, Henri Benech and Frédéric Taran (pdf 1,3 Mo - p. 90-92) |
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| V. STANDARDISATION ASPECTS | |||
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| Standardising the measurement of radionuclides in the environment, by Dominique Calmet (pdf 1,1 Mo - p. 93-99) |
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| RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES | |||
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| The effects on health of radiological and chemical toxicity. • A concern shared by scientific research, medicine and engineering, by Anne Flüry-Hérard (pdf 1,4 Mo - p. 100-106) |
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| The cellular mechanism of oxidative stress surveillance unravelled, by Michel Toledano |
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What is the purpose of a nuclear toxicology programme? by Jean-Jacques Leguay (pdf 952 Ko - p. 107-108) |
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| Physical and toxicological characteristics of significant radionuclides (pdf 864 Ko - p. 109-110) |
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| Glossary (pdf 416 Ko) |
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