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Origin and Aim of Radioecology

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Radioecology and the Restoration of Radioactive-Contaminated Sites

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The term ecology was firstly introduced by Reiter in 1865 and used again in the following year by E. Haeckel [1] to define the study of the relationships of the living organisms both among themselves and with the abiotic environment.This new discipline developed rather slowly particularly on account of the difficulty to carry out observations without interfering with the organisms observed.

Rerm Natura Sacra Sua Non Semel Tradit. Initiatos Nos Cremdimus In Vestibulo Eius Haeremus. Illa Arcana Non Promisque Nec Omnibus Patent. Reducta et Interiore Sacrario Clausa Sunt ex Quibus Aliud Haec Aetas Aliud Quae Post Nos Subibit Asip

L.A. Seneca Naturales Quaestiones Liber VII 30

Nature does not disclose its mystery all at once; we consider ourselves experts while we are stil standing at the entrance; such mysteries are not displayed by chance or to everyone: they are kept inside a safe place, some of them will be understood by us, some by our descendants.

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    Arrigo A. Cigna

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    Martin J. Frissel

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Cigna, A.A. (1996). Origin and Aim of Radioecology. In: Luykx, F.F., Frissel, M.J. (eds) Radioecology and the Restoration of Radioactive-Contaminated Sites. NATO ASI Series, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0301-2_1

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