Radiation protection: hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, second session, April 18, 19, and July 13, 1978U.S. Government Printing Office, 1978 |
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... for at least 90 percent of the total manmade radiation dose to which the U.S. population is ex- posed . The Academy cited estimates that improved technical and educational methods could result in a 50 - percent reduction.
... for at least 90 percent of the total manmade radiation dose to which the U.S. population is ex- posed . The Academy cited estimates that improved technical and educational methods could result in a 50 - percent reduction.
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... dose - that's incredible . I don't think there is anyone in here who has not had an X - ray . Then you say down below , " of the over 22,000 yearly potential health effects of leukemia and other forms of cancer and serious genetic ...
... dose - that's incredible . I don't think there is anyone in here who has not had an X - ray . Then you say down below , " of the over 22,000 yearly potential health effects of leukemia and other forms of cancer and serious genetic ...
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... dose of radiation , EPA does not know how large and significant the population dose actually is . EPA admits that the effects of nonionizing radiation are unknown . It is still trying to determine what effects nonionizing radiation has ...
... dose of radiation , EPA does not know how large and significant the population dose actually is . EPA admits that the effects of nonionizing radiation are unknown . It is still trying to determine what effects nonionizing radiation has ...
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... dose - response relationships for genetic and somatic effects of various types of energy - production pollutants as a basis for rational comparison of all pollutants and the setting of standards ; ( d ) Epidemiological studies of people ...
... dose - response relationships for genetic and somatic effects of various types of energy - production pollutants as a basis for rational comparison of all pollutants and the setting of standards ; ( d ) Epidemiological studies of people ...
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... dose from inhaled insoluble plutonium particles larger than a specified size causes greater tissue damage , and is therefore more carcino- genic , than more uniformly - delivered irradi- ation [ 6 ] . On this basis Cochran and Tamplin ...
... dose from inhaled insoluble plutonium particles larger than a specified size causes greater tissue damage , and is therefore more carcino- genic , than more uniformly - delivered irradi- ation [ 6 ] . On this basis Cochran and Tamplin ...
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