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Radiation effects and sources : What is radiation? What does radiation do to us? Where does radiation come from?

Title
  1. Radiation effects and sources : What is radiation? What does radiation do to us? Where does radiation come from?
Published by
  1. [Nairobi, Kenya?] : United Nations Environment Programme, 2016.

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Additional authors
  1. United Nations Environment Programme.
  2. United Nations. Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation.
Description
  1. 55 pages : illustrations (some color), 2 color maps; 24 cm
Summary
  1. "... aims to expand public knowledge on levels of exposure to ionizing radiation and possible associated effects. This publication does not set, or even recommend, radiation safety standards, rather, it provides information on basic science related to radiation (origin, quantities and units), on radiation effects (on humans and the environment) and on radiation sources (natural and artificial)"--Publisher's website.
Alternative title
  1. Radiation : doses, effects, risks.
Subject
  1. Radiation > Physiological effect
  2. Radiation > Environmental aspects
  3. Ionizing radiation > Popular works
  4. Radiation > Physiological effect > Popular works
  5. Radiation > Popular works
  6. Radiation > Environmental aspects > Popular works
  7. Ionizing radiation > Physiological effect > Popular works
  8. Ionizing radiation > Environmental aspects > Popular works
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Note
  1. "This booklet is largely based on the findings of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation and on the United Nations Environment Programme publication Radiation: doses, effects, risks, initially edited in 1985 and 1991 by Geoffrey Lean"--Acknowledgements.
  2. "United Nations publication sales no. 17.III.D.2"--Publisher's website.
Additional formats (note)
  1. Also available in an electronic version.