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Radioactive pollution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

H. J. Dunster
H. J. Dunster
Affiliation:
National Radiological Protection Board, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0RQ, U.K.
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Synopsis

The meaning to be assigned to “pollution” is discussed and an account given of the “natural” sources of radiation. The effects of radiation on human populations are described. The artificial sources of radiation in the environment associated with energy productions are reviewed. Particular attention is given to the effects of the discharge of radioactive waste on radiation exposures in the neighbourhood of nuclear establishments. This is followed by a consideration of nuclear accidents and the public reaction to them. Radioactive pollution and the necessary organisation for its control are discussed with particular attention being paid to the present position in the United Kingdom.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 92 , Issue 1-2: Scotland's Energy Future , 1987 , pp. 119 - 126
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1987

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