Radiation and public perception : benefits and risks /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Washington, DC :
American Chemical Society,
1995.
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| Series: | Advances in chemistry series ;
243. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Radiation and public perception / Rosalyn S. Yalow
- Public perception of radiation risks / William R. Hendee
- Basic units and concepts in radiation exposures / R.L. Mlekodaj
- Department of Energy radiation health studies : past, present, and future / Terry L. Thomas and Robert Goldsmith
- The U.S. transuranium and uranium registries / Ronald L. Kathren
- Lung cancer mortality and radon exposure : a test of the linear-no-threshold model of radiation carcinogenesis / Bernard L. Cohen and Graham A. Colditz
- Evidence of cancer risk from experimental animal radon studies / Fredrick T. Cross
- Evaluating the safety of irradiated foods / George H. Pauli
- Cancer incidence and mortality after iodine-131 therapy for hyperthyroidism / Per Hall and Lars-Erik Holm
- The genetic effects of human exposures to ionizing radiation / James V. Neel
- Studies of children in utero during atomic bomb detonations / Y. Yoshimoto [and others]
- Cancer risks among atomic bomb survivors / William J. Schull
- A health assessment of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident / Fred A. Mettler, Jr., and Jonathan E. Briggs
- Health studies of U.S. women radium dial workers / A.F. Stehney
- Evaluating health risks in communities near nuclear facilities / A. James Ruttenber
- Health effects on populations exposed to low-level radiation in China / Lüxin Wei
- Health and mortality among contractor employees at U.S. Department of Energy facilities / Shirley A. Fry [and others]
- Does nuclear power have a future? / John F. Ahearne
- Science, society, and U.S. nuclear waste / Ginger P. King.