Radiation and radioactivity on earth and beyond
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Radiation and radioactivity on earth and beyond
CRC Press, c1990
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Includes bibliographies and index
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Description
The main aim of this book is to provide scientific information about the dangers of ionizing radiation and the effects of nuclear power production. It presents phenomena which mark out civilization - from understanding the structure of matter on a sub-atomic level to cosmic space. Discussed are physical, chemical and biological aspects of radiation and radioactivity as well as their role in chemical and biological evolutions.
Table of Contents
- A story that covers almost a century
- radioactivity and matter
- ionizing radiation
- chemical aspects of nuclear processes
- nucleosynthesis, cosmic radiation and the Universe
- the interstellar and interplanetary medium
- the early Earth
- the contemporary Earth
- nuclear energy
- perspectives.
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