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Radiation Defined
Fast particles and electromagnetic waves emitted from the nucleus of an atom during radioactive disintegration.
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E.P.A. submits comment on Hyperion air permit
Published November 21, 2008, 4:50 pm, KTIV Sioux City
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV) - The comment period for people to weigh in on the Draft Air Quality Permit for a proposed oil refinery near Elk Point, South Dakota, ended on Friday. One that's raising a red flag came from the Environmental Protection Agency.
New Nano Satellite Mission To Examine Link Between Lightning And Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes
Published November 21, 2008, 3:16 pm, Science Daily
Massive energy releases occur every day in the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere. Lightning may give rise to these bursts of radiation. However, unlike the well-known flashes of light and peals of thunder familiar to Earth-dwellers, these energy releases are channeled upward and can be detected only from space. Our atmosphere protects us from the effects of this radiation, but the mechanisms ...
Fact or Fiction?: Cell Phones Can Cause Brain Cancer
Published November 21, 2008, 11:46 am, Scientific American
This summer, Ronald Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, sent a memo to staffers warning them to limit their cell phone use and to use hands-free sets in the wake of "growing evidence that we should reduce exposure" to cell phone radiation. Among the possible consequences: an increased risk of brain cancer. [More]
High-Altitude Lakes Studied as Global Warming "Hot Spots"
Published November 21, 2008, 10:23 am, Newswise
Through a NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI)-funded expedition, 17 researchers are studying high-altitude lakes in Chile and Bolivia hoping to find conditions relative to what was on Mars 3.5 billion years ago.
Germans more concerned about environment than food safety
Published November 21, 2008, 5:14 am, Food Navigator
The institute assesses the health risks of food and consumer goods on the basis of scientific criteria. The survey was conducted in the spring as the second assessment of Germans’ familiarity with and opinion of the work of the BfR.
Doha to get Ozone Layer Monitoring Station
Published November 21, 2008, 12:11 am, Zawya
21 November 2008 Doha: Qatar is to get West Asia's first UN-backed Ozone Layer Monitoring Station.
Thanks for Giving 2008: Can you help, Lincoln?
Published November 20, 2008, 10:55 pm, Lincoln Journal Star
For 25 years, Journal Star readers have helped meet the needs of their neighbors through the newspaper’s Thanks for Giving project. The premise is simple. We ask service providers to share their clients’ needs with us, and we share them with you.
News
Published November 20, 2008, 8:01 pm, The West Australian
Workers from the controversial Ranger mine in the Northern Territory have been contaminated with uranium, a union says. Worksafe has been called in to investigate the claims relating to the Energy Resources of Australia mine, about 260km east of Darwin.
Workers contaminated at Ranger Mine
Published November 20, 2008, 7:46 pm, The West Australian
Workers from the controversial Ranger mine in the Northern Territory have been contaminated with uranium, a union says. Worksafe has been called in to investigate the claims relating to the Energy R
Workers 'contaminated' at Ranger Mine
Published November 20, 2008, 7:20 pm, AAP via Yahoo!7 News
Workers from the controversial Ranger mine in the Northern Territory have been contaminated with uranium, a union says.
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- Radiation Risk and Ethics
- Z.Huang PhD manuscript: Radiation damping , quantum excitation , Compact Light Source
- CDC Radiation Emergencies | Radioactive Contamination and Radiation Exposure
- Cell Phone Protection
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- Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) Fact Sheet : Feature Articles
- Goitre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: paper topics
- Radiation Software
- How Radiation Works from How Stuff Works
- Microwave Cooking is Killing You!: Interesting Belarussian research. What is the full reference?
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