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Radiation : what it is, what you need to know / by Robert Peter Gale and Eric Lax.
The authors explore the science, benefits, and risks of radiation exposure, drawing on current research and Gale's extensive research treating victims of radiation accidents around the globe.
Record details
- ISBN: 0307950204
- ISBN: 9780307950208
- Physical Description: xi, 270 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Edition: First Vintage Books edition.
- Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, [2013]
- Copyright: ©2013
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Assessing the risks -- Radiation from discovery to today -- The nature of radiation -- Radiation and cancer -- Genetic diseases, birth defects, and irradiated food -- Radiation and medicine -- Bombs -- Nuclear power and radioactive waste -- Summing up. |
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| Subject: | Radiation. Environmental health. |
Available copies
- 3 of 4 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Co PL - Seymour Main Library | 363.1799 GALE (Text) | 37500004637423 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Morgan Co PL - Martinsville Main Library | 363.179 GAL (Text) | 78551000510992 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Pike Co PL - Petersburg Main Library | 363.179 Ga (Text) | 38650833476714 | Adult Non-Fiction | In process | - |
| Plainfield-Guilford Twp PL - Plainfield | 363.1799 Gale (Text) | 31208912613876 | non-fiction | Available | - |
