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 Background Radiation Summary
1,239 words, approx. 4 pages Ionizing radiation has the potential to kill cells or cause somatic or germinal mutations. It has this ability by virtue of its power to penetrate living cells and produce highly reactive charged ions. It is the charged ions which cause cell damage.... summary from source:
 Natural Radiation Summary
629 words, approx. 2 pagesNatural radiation describes a class of physical phenomena that share a spontaneous loss of energy in the radiating body or system that results in a propagation of particles and/or waves that carry the ability to do work and thus change the energy state... summary from source:
Background Radiation Summary
263 words, approx. 1 pagesBackground radiation is the low intensity radiation from the small amounts of radioisotopes in the environment to which we are all exposed. Background radiation is a result of naturally occurring radioactive decay from a number of elements found in the... summary from source:
 Background radiation Information
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Background radiation is the ionizing radiation emitted from a variety of natural and artificial radiation sources. Primary contributions come... 
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 Human and Ecological Risk Assessment Consideration of Background Radiation in Ecological Risk Assessments
12/01/2003: 2,504 words, approx. 8 pages ABSTRACT Background or ambient concentrations are often considered in the evaluation of potential risks to ecological receptors from exposure to hazardous chemicals in the environment. Such an evaluation may be a component of the screening or final risk management process and sets the... summary from source:
Science News Nature's zapping of America. (natural background radiation)
09/24/1988: 322 words, approx. 1 pages Nature's zapping of America Radon is not the only natural background radiation to which North Americans are exposed. But it is far and away the largest source -- on average contributing at least two-thirds of any individual's background radiation dose, according to a... summary from source:
 AP News Astronomers puzzled by cosmic black hole
8/23/2007: 448 words, approx. 2 pagesAstronomers have stumbled upon a tremendous hole in the universe. That's got them scratching their heads about what's just not there. The cosmic blank spot has no stray stars, no galaxies, no sucking black holes, not even mysterious dark matter. It is 1 billion light... summary from source:
AP News Astronomers find a hole in the universe
8/24/2007: 448 words, approx. 2 pagesAstronomers have stumbled upon a tremendous hole in the universe. That's got them scratching their heads about what's just not there. The cosmic blank spot has no stray stars, no galaxies, no sucking black holes, not even mysterious dark matter. It is 1 billion light...
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