Radiation And Public Perception: Benefits and Risks (Advances in Chemistry Series): 243 - Softcover

 
9780841230378: Radiation And Public Perception: Benefits and Risks (Advances in Chemistry Series): 243
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0841230374 ISBN 13: 9780841230378
Publisher: American Chemical Society, 1995

Synopsis

Discusses radiation and its impact on society, and provides factual, scientifically based information on the interrelationship of society and radiation. Reviews the health effects of radiation through examinations of irradiated food, iodine-131 therapy, radon studies, and other related topics. Looks at the effects of exposure to large doses of radiation, including the cancer risks among atomic bomb survivors, the genetic effects of human exposure to ionizing radiation, and a health assessment of the Chernobyl accident. Includes an overview chapter by Rosalyn S. Yalow, recipient of the 1977 Nobel Prize in medicine for her work in developing radioimmunoassay techniques.

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Publisher
American Chemical Society
Publication date
1995
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0841230374
ISBN 13 
9780841230378
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
360
Editor
Young Jack P.

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