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Radionuclide transfer to wildlife at a ‘Reference site’ in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and resultant radiation exposures by Beresford, N.A., Barnett, C.L., Gashchak, S., Maksimenko, A., Guliaichenko, E., Wood, M.D., Izquierdo, M.

“…This study addresses a significant data deficiency in the developing environmental protection framework of the International Commission on Radiological…”
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The IAEA handbook on radionuclide transfer to wildlife by Howard, B.J., Beresford, N.A., Copplestone, D., Telleria, D., Proehl, G., Fesenko, S., Jeffree, R.A., Yankovich, T.L., Brown, J.E., Higley, K., Johansen, M.P., Mulye, H., Vandenhove, H., Gashchak, S., Wood, M.D., Takata, H., Andersson, P., Dale, P., Ryan, J., Bollhöfer, A., Doering, C., Barnett, C.L., Wells, C.

“…An IAEA handbook presenting transfer parameter values for wildlife has recently been produced. Concentration ratios (CRwo-media) between the whole organism…”
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Derivation of transfer parameters for use within the ERICA Tool and the default concentration ratios for terrestrial biota by Beresford, N.A., Barnett, C.L., Howard, B.J., Scott, W.A., Brown, J.E., Copplestone, D.

“…An ability to predict radionuclide activity concentrations in biota is a requirement of any method assessing the exposure of biota to ionising radiation…”
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Observations of Fukushima fallout in Great Britain by Beresford, N.A., Barnett, C.L., Howard, B.J., Howard, D.C., Wells, C., Tyler, A.N., Bradley, S., Copplestone, D.

“…Following the Fukushima accident in March 2011, grass samples were collected from 42 sites around Great Britain during April 2011. Iodine-131 was measurable in…”
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Estimating the exposure of small mammals at three sites within the Chernobyl exclusion zone – a test application of the ERICA Tool by Beresford, N.A., Gaschak, S., Barnett, C.L., Howard, B.J., Chizhevsky, I., Strømman, G., Oughton, D.H., Wright, S.M., Maksimenko, A., Copplestone, D.

“…An essential step in the development of any modelling tool is the validation of its predictions. This paper describes a study conducted within the Chernobyl…”
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Radionuclide transfer to animal products: revised recommended transfer coefficient values by Howard, B.J., Beresford, N.A., Barnett, C.L., Fesenko, S.

“…A compilation has been undertaken of data which can be used to derive animal product transfer coefficients for radionuclides, including an extensive review of…”
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Quantifying the transfer of radionuclides to food products from domestic farm animals by Howard, B.J., Beresford, N.A., Barnett, C.L., Fesenko, S.

“…Databases have been compiled to derive parameter values relevant to the transfer of radionuclides from feedstuffs to domestic animal products to provide a…”
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Establishing a database of radionuclide transfer parameters for freshwater wildlife by Yankovich, T., Beresford, N.A., Fesenko, S., Fesenko, J., Phaneuf, M., Dagher, E., Outola, I., Andersson, P., Thiessen, K., Ryan, J., Wood, M.D., Bollhöfer, A., Barnett, C.L., Copplestone, D.

“…Environmental assessments to evaluate potentials risks to humans and wildlife often involve modelling to predict contaminant exposure through key pathways…”
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Assessment of risk to wildlife from ionising radiation: can initial screening tiers be used with a high level of confidence? by Beresford, N A, Hosseini, A, Brown, J E, Cailes, C, Beaugelin-Seiller, K, Barnett, C L, Copplestone, D

“…A number of models are being used to assess the potential environmental impact of releases of radioactivity. These often use a tiered assessment structure…”
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Factors contributing to radiocaesium variability in upland sheep flocks in west Cumbria (United Kingdom) by Beresford, N.A., Barnett, C.L., Wright, S.M., Howard, B.J., Crout, N.M.J.

“…Following the Chernobyl accident in 1986, restrictions were placed on the movement and slaughter of sheep within upland areas of the UK because radiocaesium…”
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High Plant Uptake of Radiocesium from Organic Soils Due to Cs Mobility and Low Soil K Content by Sanchez, A. L, Wright, S. M, Smolders, E, Naylor, C, Stevens, P. A, Kennedy, V. H, Dodd, B. A, Singleton, D. L, Barnett, C. L

“…Post-Chernobyl experience has demonstrated that persistently high plant transfer of 137Cs occurs from organic soils in upland and seminatural ecosystems. The…”
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HT1 Effects of Stakeholder Engagement with Icer on Cost-Effectiveness of New Interventions: Lessons Learned from a Critical Review of Evaluations from 2018 to 2019 by Ronquest, N., Paret, K., Gould, I., Barnett, C.L., Mladsi, D.

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PSY2 - IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL BIAS FROM DATA SOURCES AND STUDY DESIGNS USED TO ESTIMATE PLATELET TRANSFUSION ADVERSE EVENT RATES by Mladsi, D.M., Barnett, C.L., Kaye, J.A.

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PMU80 A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF ICER EVALUATIONS FROM 2008 TO 2018: RECENT TRENDS IN EVALUATION PROCESS AND LESSONS LEARNED by Ronquest, N.A., Gould, I.G., Barnett, C.L., Mladsi, D.M.

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Identifying optimal agricultural countermeasure strategies for a hypothetical contamination scenario using the strategy model by Cox, G., Beresford, N.A., Alvarez-Farizo, B., Oughton, D., Kis, Z., Eged, K., Thørring, H., Hunt, J., Wright, S., Barnett, C.L., Gil, J.M., Howard, B.J., Crout, N.M.J.

“…A spatially implemented model designed to assist the identification of optimal countermeasure strategies for radioactively contaminated regions is described…”
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Chornobyl radiation spikes are not due to military vehicles disturbing soil by Wood, M.D., Beresford, N.A., Barnett, C.L., Burgess, P.H., Mobbs, S.

“…On 25th February 2022, increased gamma radiation dose rates were reported within the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ). This coincided with Russian military…”
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Can models based on phylogeny be used to predict radionuclide activity concentrations in crops? by Beresford, N.A., Barnett, C.L., Guillén, J.

“…The modelling of transfer of radionuclides from soils to plants generally relies upon empirical soil-plant concentration ratios. Concentration ratios are often…”
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Improving the quantity, quality and transparency of data used to derive radionuclide transfer parameters for animal products. 2. Cow milk by Howard, B.J., Wells, C., Barnett, C.L., Howard, D.C.

“…Under the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) MODARIA (Modelling and Data for Radiological Impact Assessments) Programme, there has been an initiative to…”
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Novel approaches to the estimation of intake and bioavailability of radiocaesium in ruminants grazing forested areas by Mayes, R W, Beresford, N A, Lamb, C S, Barnett, C L, Howard, B J, Jones, B E, Eriksson, O, Hove, K, Pedersen, O, Staines, B W

“…It is difficult to measure transfer of radiocaesium to the tissues of forest ruminants because they can potentially ingest a wide range of plant types…”
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Development of an approach to estimating mid- to long-term critical loads for radiocaesium contamination of cow milk in western Europe by Wright, S.M., Howard, B.J., Barnett, C.L., Stevens, P., Absalom, J.P.

“…This paper describes the application of the critical load methodology, developed to set emission targets for atmospheric pollutants, to radioecology. The…”
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