Radioactivity in Everyday Life

• S. G. Hutchison ^[1] ; F. I. Hutchison ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Idaho

     University of Idaho

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 74, Nº 5 (May), 1997, págs. 501-505
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This paper discusses the terminology appropriate to radiation exposure and dose, the three sources of natural background radiation (cosmic radiation, cosmogenic radiation, and terrestrial radiation), and several radioactive isotopes that are significant contributors to the radiation exposure received by individuals. A number of consumer products, many of which can be demonstrated to be radioactive using a radiation survey meter, are also discussed.