Radioactivity in the Environment

Radioactivityin the EnvironmentNo. 6 in a series of essays on Radioactivity produced by the Royal Society of Chemistry, Radiochemical Methods GroupRoyal Society of Chemistry, Registered Charity Number 207890 Every person, animal and objectpresent on our planet Earth issubjected to radiation and mayindeed contain it. We cannot seeit, smell it or feel it, but it is withus at all times. What is thisradiation? Where does it comefrom? What sort of radiation isit?RadiationRadiation is measured in terms of its ef-fects on people and materials.

Let us consider the source of this radia-tion and its variation within the United Kingdom. Radiation Sources Cosmic radiation This is gamma radiation which has ema-

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