During the twenty years the authors have been associated with the
field of radiation ecology, there has been a diversified and
increasing use of radionuclides in applied and basic biological
research. Prior to the advent of the atomic age in the 1940s the
use of radionuclides as tracers was initiated, and following that
period one observed a dramatically increased use in many
disciplines. Concurrent with this increase there appeared many
books and articles on radionuclide tech niques useful to biologists
in general. Although only a few ecological applications were
evident in these early years, ecologists were quick to see the
opportunities available in their field. In the United States, major
centers for such activities included Oak Ridge National Laboratory
and the U. S. Atomic Energy Com mission's Savannah River Plant. At
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Dr. Stanley I. Auerbach, director of
ecological activities, encouraged with remarkable suc cess the use
of tracers by his associates. Dr. Eugene P. Odum had the foresight
to see that radionuclide tracers provided the means to solve many
problems of interest to ecologists. Consequently, his research
included some unique radio tracer applications at the Savannah
River Plant. In addition he encouraged others involved in
ecological activities at the Savannah River Plant to do likewise.
Ecologists such as Dr. Robert C. Pendleton at the U. S. Atomic
Energy Com mission's Hanford Works applied radionuclides in their
research. To these early investigators and to those who followed we
owe the oppportunity to write this book.
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