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Book Synopsis
How much radiation is too much? This title examines the evolution, over more than a hundred years, of radiation protection standards and efforts to ensure radiation safety for nuclear workers and for the general public.

Table of Contents
LIST OF FIGURES
PREFACE

1. The Discovery of Radiation and Its Hazards
2. The Debate over Nuclear Power and Radiation
3. The Role of Federal Agencies in Radiation Protection
4. New Controversies, New Standards
5. The Ambiguities of Radiation Effects

ESSAY ON SOURCES
INDEX

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 01/11/2000
      ISBN13: 9780520223288, 978-0520223288
      ISBN10: 0520223284
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      Nuclear chemistry, photochemistry and radiation

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      How much radiation is too much? This title examines the evolution, over more than a hundred years, of radiation protection standards and efforts to ensure radiation safety for nuclear workers and for the general public.

      Table of Contents
      LIST OF FIGURES
      PREFACE

      1. The Discovery of Radiation and Its Hazards
      2. The Debate over Nuclear Power and Radiation
      3. The Role of Federal Agencies in Radiation Protection
      4. New Controversies, New Standards
      5. The Ambiguities of Radiation Effects

      ESSAY ON SOURCES
      INDEX

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