For many years, the IAEA has published materials aimed at supporting the 
assessment of radiation impacts on human beings and the environment. Two 
major publications, Sediment Kd
s and Concentration Factors for Radionuclides in 
the Marine Environment (Technical Reports Series No. 247), published in 1985, 
and the Handbook of Parameter Values for the Prediction of Radionuclide 
Transfer in Temperate Environments (Technical Reports Series No. 364), 
published in 1994, together provided a full set of available transfer parameter 
values for the marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments. For many years, 
these two publications have served as key references for radioecologists, 
modellers and authorities, providing data for use in environmental impact 
assessments.
Since the publication of these two collections of data, a number of 
publications on transfer parameter values have been produced and merit 
consideration. Therefore, in 2000 the IAEA initiated a revision of Technical 
Reports Series No. 247 which resulted in the publication, in 2004, of Sediment 
Distribution Coefficients and Concentration Factors for Biota in the Marine 
Environment (Technical Reports Series No. 422), covering newly obtained data 
as well as changes in the regulatory framework.
In 2003, within the framework of the Environmental Modelling for 
Radiation Safety (EMRAS) programme, the IAEA undertook a revision of 
Technical Reports Series No. 364. The current publication was prepared by the 
members of Working Group 1 of the EMRAS programme, chaired by P. Calmon 
(IRSN, France). This publication focuses on transfer parameter values; the 
models in which they are used generally are not described here. It is therefore 
supported by IAEA-TECDOC-1616, which accompanies this report and contains 
the full collection of the reviewed data and provides radioecological concepts and 
models facilitating the use of these values in specific situations. This publication 
is intended to supplement existing IAEA reports on environmental assessment 
methodologies.
The IAEA wishes to express its gratitude to all the experts who contributed 
to this report, and to the International Union of Radioecologists for its support.
The IAEA officer responsible for this publication was S. Fesenko of the 
Agency’s Laboratories (Seibersdorf and Headquarters).

Handbook of Parameter Values for the Prediction of Radionuclide Transfer in Terrestrial and Freshwater Environments

Heavy metals in coastal water systems. A case study from the northwestern Gulf of Thailand.

Ecological risk assessment (ERA) of inorganic metals and metalloids (metals) must be specific to these substances and cannot be generic because most metals are naturally occurring, some are essential, speciation affects bioavailability, and bioavailability is determined by both external environmental conditions and organism physiological/biological characteristics. Key information required for ERA of metals includes: emissions, pathways, and movements in the environment (Do metals accumulate in biota above background concentrations?); the relationship between internal dose and/or external concentration (Are these metals bioreactive?); and the incidence and severity of any effects (Are bioreactive metals likely to result in adverse or, in the case of essential metals, beneficial effects?) — ground-truthed in contaminated areas by field observations. Specific requirements for metals ERA are delineated for each ERA component (Hazard Identification, Exposure Analysis, Effects Analysis, Risk Characterization),...

Conducting Ecological Risk Assessments of Inorganic Metals and Metalloids: Current Status

Significance of oxides and particulate organic matter in controlling trace metal partitioning in a contaminated estuary

Initial flux of sediment-associated radiocesium to the ocean from the largest river impacted by Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/184216/1/srep03714.pdf

Kinetic partitioning of Co, Mn, Cs, Fe, Ag, Zn and Cd in fresh waters (Loire) mixed with brackish waters (Loire estuary): experimental and modelling approaches.

Jean Marie Garnier

Papers

Kinetic partitioning of Co, Mn, Cs, Fe, Ag, Zn and Cd in fresh waters (Loire) mixed with brackish waters (Loire estuary): experimental and modelling approaches.

Release of cadmium in the Danube estuary: contribution of physical and chemical processes as determined by an experimental approach