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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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