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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... risks . To overcome the apparent controversies regarding the role of EPA in developing standards and Federal guidance for exposure to radia- tion , the Congress should define more clearly the Agency's role as the Federal overseer of ...
... risks . To overcome the apparent controversies regarding the role of EPA in developing standards and Federal guidance for exposure to radia- tion , the Congress should define more clearly the Agency's role as the Federal overseer of ...
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... risk of hazard increases with additional exposure to radia- tion . Likewise , we know that it is not possible , nor ... risks accom- panying radiation use . The General Accounting Office has prepared a report summarizing the need for ...
... risk of hazard increases with additional exposure to radia- tion . Likewise , we know that it is not possible , nor ... risks accom- panying radiation use . The General Accounting Office has prepared a report summarizing the need for ...
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... risks . Is the measure of increased radiation exposure worth the detection of diseases in the early stages ? That's a balance that some- body has to make . Who can make that balance ? I guess we risk something every time we step outside ...
... risks . Is the measure of increased radiation exposure worth the detection of diseases in the early stages ? That's a balance that some- body has to make . Who can make that balance ? I guess we risk something every time we step outside ...
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... risks remains an open question . EPA is finding preliminary results that such exposures may affect the immune system ; create anomalies in mouse litters , such as hernias of the brain ; and produce a trend toward lowered behavioral ...
... risks remains an open question . EPA is finding preliminary results that such exposures may affect the immune system ; create anomalies in mouse litters , such as hernias of the brain ; and produce a trend toward lowered behavioral ...
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... risk , e.g. , nuclear meltdown , is unaccept- able , however slight the odds or great the benefit , or , conversely , that the benefits of nuclear power outweigh the costs , however great . Clearly , a basic question arises in any ...
... risk , e.g. , nuclear meltdown , is unaccept- able , however slight the odds or great the benefit , or , conversely , that the benefits of nuclear power outweigh the costs , however great . Clearly , a basic question arises in any ...
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