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ionizing radiation |
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ionizing radiation [′ī·ə‚niz·iŋ ‚rād·ē′ā·shən] (nucleonics) Particles or photons that have sufficient energy to produce ionization directly in their passage through a substance. Also known as ionization radiation. Particles that are capable of nuclear interactions in which sufficient energy is released to produce ionization. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| We have learned from disasters such as Chernobyl [United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) 2000], as well as the less obvious but long-term problems of disposal of mine wastes and mill railings and the ecologic impacts of this technology (Makhijani et al. Acting on the recommendations of the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization), the Assembly adopted 24 resolutions and 4 decisions--15 by a recorded vote--on a wide range of issues, including decolonization, information, the effects of atomic radiation, international cooperation for the peaceful uses of outer space, the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and Israeli practices in the occupied Palestinian territories. It's like reviving Frankenstein--this is the sequel," says Robert Alvarez, executive director of the Standing for Truth About Radiation (STAR) Foundation and co-author of Killing Our Own: The Disaster of America's Experience with Atomic Radiation. |
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