Radiation and radioactivity on earth and beyond
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Radiation and radioactivity on earth and beyond
CRC Press, c1993
2nd ed
Available at 10 libraries
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Includes bibliographies and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book features information regarding the Chernobyl nuclear accident, the production of elementary particles, radiation exposure, the geopolitical effects of the end of the nuclear arms race between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union, and the future of nuclear power.
Table of Contents
1. A Story that Covers Almost a Century 2. Radioactivity and Matter 3. Ionizing Radiation 4. Chemical Aspects of Nuclear Processes 5. Nucleosynthesis, Cosmic Radiation, and the Universe 6. The Interstellar and Interplanetary Medium 7. The Early Earth 8. The Contemporary Earth 9. Nuclear Energy 10. Perspectives
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