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Frontiers in Public Health, 2016 BackgroundU.S. military perception of nuclear warfare led to countless unethical nuclear experiments performed on unsuspecting individuals without their informed consent.
J. Marvin Herndon
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Unprecedented radioactive pollution in Spitsbergen air – first data as of 21st century
Abstract. The present study concerned the Arctic troposphere, providing an experimental database on nuclear aerosols that has improved considerably since 1999. The activity concentrations of 238Pu, 239+240Pu and 241Am were determined in the surface air of Hornsund, Spitsbergen, during 2007–2021.
Anna Cwanek +8 more
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Inequality at Birth: Some Causes and Consequences [PDF]
Recent research shows that health at birth is affected by many factors, including maternal education, behaviors, and participation in social programs.
Janet Currie
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METHODOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES AND MAIN INDICATORS OF RADIATION MONITORING OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Геохімія техногенезу, 2019 The degree of migration activity of artificial radioactive substances in the environment is determined by the biogeochemical features of the landscape.
Shevchenko O., Dolin V.
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The Impact of Chernobyl on Health and Labour Market Performance in the Ukraine [PDF]
Using longitudinal data from the Ukraine we examine the extent of any long-lasting effects of radiation exposure from the Chernobyl disaster on the health and labour market performance of the adult workforce.
Hartmut Lehmann, Jonathan Wadsworth
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Associations between ambient particle radioactivity and lung function
Environment International, 2019 Previous studies have suggested increased risk of respiratory diseases and mortality following short-term exposures to ionizing radiation. However, the short-term respiratory effects of low-level environmental radiation associated with air pollution ...
Marguerite M. Nyhan +8 more
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, 2020 Radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas that can accumulate inside dwellings, represents the second biggest cause of lung cancer globally. In Ireland, radon is linked to approximately 300 lung cancer cases every year, equating to 12% of all lung ...
Geertje Schuitema +2 more
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Fushe yanjiu yu fushe gongyi xuebaoDuring the normal operation of cooling towers in nuclear power plants, water vapor with a certain temperature is discharged through the outlet of the cooling tower, which mixes with the surrounding air. A portion of this vapor condenses and forms visible
ZHAO Dan +4 more
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, 2020 The Great East Japan Earthquake on 11 March 2011, followed by tsunami, incurred the accident of the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS). The radioactive fallout was dispersed by wind and deposited in large part of eastern Japan by rainfall or ...
Saito, Masanori, Ogura, Shin-ichiro
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AIR POLLUTION AND AIR POLLUTION REDUCTION MEASURES
, 2018 Kroz čitavu svoju povijest, čovjek je osjetio posljedice onečišćenja atmosfere. Posljedice onečišćenja atmosfere očituju se prvenstveno na ljudskom zdravlju. Emisije i koncentracije onečišćivača, tj.
Volf, Adrijan
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