Proposals to harmonize guidance on radioactivity in food and drinking water in non-emergency situations have reached a milestone with the development of a document based on international consensus on ...

THE appearance of a new book on radioactivity by Lord Rutherford and his associates is a noteworthy event in the world of physics. Rather than prepare a new edition of his standard treatise on ...

Better physics teaching with a particular emphasis on radioactivity and radiation science could improve public awareness through education of the environmental benefits and relative safety of nuclear ...

Early afternoon local time on Thursday, after years of questions and criticisms directed at the plan, Japan has begun the controversial release into the Pacific Ocean of water previously used to cool ...

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The COGER open meeting is the principal annual meeting of the Co-ordinating Group on Environmental Radioactivity. The meeting takes place annually, usually in April, at different venues throughout the ...

Jachymov, a small uranium mining town in the northwest of the Czech Republic, has been key in the field of radioactivity research. More than a century ago, Marie and Pierre Curie based their ...

Particle radioactivity, a characteristic of air pollution that reflects the colorless, odorless gas radon found in fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution, increased the risk of death from ...