Keepers of the Central Fire: Issues in Ecology for Indigenous PeoplesJones and Bartlett, 1999 - 250 pages The health of Native Americans is intimately tied to the health of the environment. Yet abuses of land, water, and air continue to compromise the health of native people and their land rights. This fascinating book explores this intimate relationship between people and the land, and environment and health. Here is an important message for health care providers, ecologists, and those who attempt to live their lives in harmony with the earth. |
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... materials , in- cluding polonium . Finally , in this progression , you end up with a stable substance , which in itself is highly toxic : lead . But because the radioactivity of the other materials is so much more dangerous than this ...
... materials , in- cluding polonium . Finally , in this progression , you end up with a stable substance , which in itself is highly toxic : lead . But because the radioactivity of the other materials is so much more dangerous than this ...
Page 221
... materials . When uranium atoms undergo the fission process , large amounts of energy are released . Unlike the process of ra- dioactive decay , which cannot be turned on and off , nuclear fission can be controlled . The energy release ...
... materials . When uranium atoms undergo the fission process , large amounts of energy are released . Unlike the process of ra- dioactive decay , which cannot be turned on and off , nuclear fission can be controlled . The energy release ...
Page 223
... materials , called " fission prod- ucts , " which are created by the splitting of uranium atoms . There are hun- dreds of them . They all have different names , and different chemical and ... MATERIALS And so this one material 223 Appendix C.
... materials , called " fission prod- ucts , " which are created by the splitting of uranium atoms . There are hun- dreds of them . They all have different names , and different chemical and ... MATERIALS And so this one material 223 Appendix C.
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Keepers of the Central Fire: Issues in Ecology for Indigenous Peoples Lorelei A. Lambert Limited preview - 1999 |
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