Considerable experience with radioecological and related ecological
research on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems has been achieved,
especially after the Chernobyl accident. The combined effects of the
radiation, chemical and biological factors, after a contamination of the
environment and during its remediation have shown an interactive
complexity that highlights the need for equidosimetrical evaluations of
the influence of the various stressors and the need for their ecological
normalization.
In radioecology and radiation protection, methods of radiation dosimetry
are key for dose assessment. It is therefore highly desirable to develop
a clear theoretical approach as well as a practical method of
equidosimetry that would allow for an ecological normalization of the
different stressors in unified uniform units, especially for comparison
purposes.