Sentences with phrase «of radiation contamination»

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«Measurements of the extragalactic background radiation are always hard to get, because this signal is very faint and, as a result, its detection is strongly dependent on how well one can remove the sources of contamination,» says Angelica De Oliveira - Costa, an expert on cosmic background observations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

One real effect of the radioactive contamination is the gnawing fear — groundless or not — that low levels of radiation could harm their children.

And simple screening — with Geiger counters and the like — of soil, food and seafood can pick up radiation at low levels (so low, in fact, that the lower - end readings indicate contamination that not likely to be harmful).

«It was nowhere near as complex of a release as Chernobyl, which was everything from the core of the reactor,» says Peter Caracappa, a radiation safety officer and clinical assistant professor of nuclear engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. «This was a slow release,» he adds, and it was limited to a few radioactive materials, including iodine 131, which has a half - life of just eight days and therefore does not lead to long - term contamination.

The plume deposited radiation across Fukushima prefecture, with the worst contamination seen in the village of Iitate.

Assessing the impact of any exposure to radiation in the environment may require cohort studies to look for a raised incidence of cancers years from now among people living in regions with raised levels of contamination.

Reisz says his team's methods, called Raman spectroscopy and synchrotron radiation Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy (SR - FTIR), can probe the chemical makeup of a sample without the need to purify it first, which lowers the risk of contamination.

Health officials from South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines are beginning to screen food imported from Japan for radiation, and several other Southeast Asian countries are expressing concern over the potential for contamination of soil and water that could affect food sources.

NuScale's design incorporates seven layers of defense to prevent the release of radiation or radioactive contamination into the environment.

The authors of the Current Biology study reported no correlation between radiation contamination levels and animal track counts found in the region.

Even if animals in the area are being affected by radiation in the area, the effects of this contamination are overshadowed by the fact that this area is now essentially a wildlife reserve relatively free of human disturbances.

Alpha, beta, gamma radiation properties, half life, uses of radiation, and contamination vs irradiation Long answer grade descriptor task also included

Channelkeeper also collected kelp near Rincon as part of «Kelp Watch» an initiative coordinated by researchers at Cal State Long Beach and UC Berkeley to assess the extent of possible radiation contamination (primarily Cesium - 137 & -134) in kelp forests along the West Coast from seawater arriving from Fukushima.

In short, fear of nuclear war drove home images of radiation as an insidious contamination that was uniquely deadly on a global scale.

The consequences of Fukushima are largely due to fear, not radiation or radioactive contamination.

The Act arises from a letter from a group of health physicists who pointed out that the limited understanding of low - dose health risks impairs the nation's decision - making capabilities, whether in responding to radiological events involving large populations such as the 2011 Fukushima accident or in areas such as the rapid increase in radiation - based medical procedures, the cleanup of radioactive contamination from legacy sites and the expansion of civilian nuclear energy.

The reality is stark: fracking is believed to cause earthquakes, groundwater contamination, adds to greenhouse gas pollution through releases of methane, releases uranium and radon radiation, and leads to serious air pollution from the emissions spewing from drilling and transportation equipment.

Fracking has been blamed for contamination of drinking water, air pollution, earthquakes, water shortages, global warming, radiation discharge, and even cancer.

The Fukushima radiation leaks and degree of contamination are increasing relentlessly.

Due to the widespread radiation contamination, the lives of those who once lived with blessings of nature were lost and in many areas, dramatically altered.

Due to factors such as wind direction, the nuclear blast released radiation «in a very patchy manner, so while the highest areas of contamination are closest to the plant, there are also areas of higher radiation quite a ways away from the reactor,» Mousseau said.

Tokyo residents worry about radiation following reports of further contamination escaping from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power station.

The Atlantic is now full of oil the Pacific is now filling up of radiation, GM contamination everywhere and the destruction of higher yield, more environmentally safe methods of farming (organic) and its replacement with of Big Agra * patented * nutrition less crap instead (in the name of «codex alimentarius» — see my blog etc)....

Any liability caused by or due to consequential event due to ionising, radiation or contamination by radioactivity from any nuclear fuel or from, any nuclear waste from the combustion of nuclear fuel.

For any claim arising from damage to any property whatsoever or any loss or expenses whatsoever resulting or arising from or any consequential loss directly or indirectly caused by or contributed to by or arising from Ionising radiation or contamination by radioactivity from any nuclear waste from the combustion fuel or the radioactive, toxic, explosive or other hazardous properties of any explosive nuclear assembly or nuclear component thereof.

The direct or indirect use of nuclear materials, which results in nuclear radiation, reaction, radioactive contamination.

Any bodily injury to the Insured person, consequential loss, legal liability, directly or indirectly caused by or contributed to by or arising from Ionising radiation or contamination by radioactivity from any nuclear fuel or from any nuclear waste from the Combustion of nuclear fuel.

Ioinising radiation or contamination by radioactivity from any nuclear waste from the combustion of nuclear fuel OR

Damage, deconstruction or loss to property is insured by — i) ionising radiation, or contamination by radioactivity from nuclear fuel or wastage from the combustion of nuclear fuel.

Loss or damage due to ionizing radiation or contamination by radioactivity from any nuclear fuel or from nuclear waste from the combustion of nuclear fuel is excluded from the insurance plan.

NUCLEAR RISK - Damage, deconstruction or loss to property is insured by — i) ionising radiation, or contamination by radioactivity from nuclear fuel or wastage from the combustion of nuclear fuel.

Directly or indirectly caused by or contributed to by or arising from ionising radiation or contamination by radioactive substance from any nuclear fuel or from any nuclear waste from the combustion of nuclear fuel.

Ionizing radiation or contamination by radioactivity from any nuclear fuel or from any nuclear waste, from combustion of nuclear fuel, the radioactive, toxic, explosive or other hazardous properties of any nuclear assembly or nuclear component of such assembly.