Radiation Pollution: Source and Impacts
S. Malathi
Brackishwater Research Farm Facility, Institute of Fisheries Postgraduate Studies, OMR Campus, Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Vaniyanchavadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (603 103), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Environment, Impacts, Pollution, Radiation
Abstract
Radioactive pollution is referred to release the radiation to environment by the human activities. Radiation is the emission of rays (Electromagnetic radiations) or particles (Corpuscular radiation). Natural sources of radiations include cosmic rays, environment and living organisms. Radionuclides of radium, thorium, uranium, C14 and K40 are commonly found in soil, rocks and air. Manmade resources of radiation include X-ray machines, radioactive fall outs nuclear reactor waste uses of radioactive materials in testing nuclear weapons research and treatment etc., biological effects of radiation or of short and long range and on somatic and genetic cells. Its most hazards type of pollution having its effects transmitted from generation to generation these may cause mutations, chromosomal abreactions, cancer etc., protective measures or only methods to control nuclear pollution of which risk free disposal is most effective.
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