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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... estimates regarding the degree of safety made by official agencies that have some kind of stake in radiation problems and some kind of economic benefit from the use of nuclear and radioactive material tend to underestimate badly , and ...
... estimates regarding the degree of safety made by official agencies that have some kind of stake in radiation problems and some kind of economic benefit from the use of nuclear and radioactive material tend to underestimate badly , and ...
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... accounts 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.
... accounts 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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... estimated that of the over 22,000 yearly potential health effects of leukemia , other forms of cancer , and serious ... estimates that radiofrequency and microwave sources alone are increasing by 15 percent annually . Exposures to the ...
... estimated that of the over 22,000 yearly potential health effects of leukemia , other forms of cancer , and serious ... estimates that radiofrequency and microwave sources alone are increasing by 15 percent annually . Exposures to the ...
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... estimate based on a 1972 National Academy of Sciences study . Mr. RYAN . I guess we'll ask the EPA to tell us where they got the estimate . In other words , by a little more careful regulation , are you saying- Mr. ESCHWEGE . It does ...
... estimate based on a 1972 National Academy of Sciences study . Mr. RYAN . I guess we'll ask the EPA to tell us where they got the estimate . In other words , by a little more careful regulation , are you saying- Mr. ESCHWEGE . It does ...
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... estimate the public's exposure to significant radioactive pollutants , and to use such estimates in its standard - setting activities . EPA network monitoring officials said that because of program curtailments over the years , EPA's ...
... estimate the public's exposure to significant radioactive pollutants , and to use such estimates in its standard - setting activities . EPA network monitoring officials said that because of program curtailments over the years , EPA's ...
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