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Re: Looking For Good Books (environmental radioactivity)
I guess that you consider Chernobyl a "very localized effect." In that respect,
so's a bullet; not much comfort if you happen to be in the way.
The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.
Curies forever.
Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com
Jerry Cohen wrote:
> Others have recommended some excellent references to help you. Let me offer
> a few items that you may find interesting:
> 1) In the entire history of the world, there has never been a time when
> radioactivity was not present. We therefore have no insight on what a
> radiation-free environment would be like.
> 2) The effect of any radioactivity added to the general environment as a
> result of human activities (except for very localized effects) is
> insignificant relative to that which occurs naturally. For example, if all
> the electrical power in the world for the next 100 years were generated
> only by nuclear plants, and all of the resulting nuclear waste, after 10
> years of decay, were equally distributed in the world's oceans, the net
> hazard from oceanic radioactivity would be increased by 1/10,000th of 1.0%
> above that due to its naturally occurring radioactive content (predominately
> radium & uranium).
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Naamah <Frr-1@attbi.com>
> To: <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 6:55 PM
> Subject: Looking For Good Books
>
> > Hi Everyone
> >
> > I was wondering if anyone here could reccomend any good books that cover
> the
> > effect radioactive materials have on the environment. I have to write a
> > research paper for my biology class (about human impact on the
> environment)
> > and chose to discuss radioactive materials being that Im highly fascinated
> > by them. I wish to portray radioactives in the best possible light - in
> > other words I dont want to use some anti-nuclear greenpeace propaganda or
> > something similar as a source. If someone could direct me something that
> is
> > of decent or better acedemic quality (more info less propaganda), I would
> be
> > very grateful.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > -C
> >
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