NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
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Electronic
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p.113-117) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Radiation basics -- Radiation in nature -- Radiation and health -- Nuclear energy -- The dark side of radiation -- Radiation in the environment -- The bright side of radiation -- Experiments with radiation -- What have we learned?
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"Radioactivity" explains the science behind radiation, from the radiation in the body to the radiation in the environment; how radiation can create energy and cause destruction; and how it saves lives every day.