Radiation pollution

Radiation pollution

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  R K Kamble AssistantProfessor Department of Environmental Science S P College, Chandrapur 5 December 2011
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  What this unitabout?  Definition of radiation pollution Sources of radiation pollution Natural Anthropogenic Classification and effects of radiation pollution Ionising Non-ionising
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  Effects Direct effects Indirect effects Radioactivefallout Early fallout Delayed fallout Protection and control from radiation Units of radiation Disintegration per sec, curie, Roentgen, Rad, Rem, Becquerel, Gray Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Chernobyl nuclear disaster
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  Disposal of radioactivewaste/ royal waste Dilute and disperse method Delay and decay method Concentrate and contain
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  Basics Henry Becquerel (1896)discovered the radioactivity of uranium Marie and Perry Curie (1898) discovered new radioactive elements-radium and polonium Spontaneous emission of particles and rays by an unstable atomic nucleus is called radioactivity Radioactive material emits alpha, beta and gamma radiations Half life period Nuclear power plant
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  Basics Henry Becquerel (1896)discovered the radioactivity of uranium Marie and Perry Curie (1898) discovered new radioactive elements-radium and polonium Spontaneous emission of particles and rays by an unstable atomic nucleus is called radioactivity Radioactive material emits alpha, beta and gamma radiations Half life period Nuclear power plant