A process in which energetic particles or energetic waves travel through a medium or space.
Questions tagged [radiation]
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Has carbon dating indicated that live humans are 4000 years old?
A friend of mine told my wife that carbon dating is unreliable because it has been performed on live humans and indicated that the test subject(s) are 4000 years old.
Is there any truth to this claim? I'm having a hard time finding anything about…
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Is Cesium-137 detectable in all wine bottled after the 1940's?
In the White Collar TV Episode Bottlenecked it was claimed that a test of all vintage wines bottled before the ABomb would not contain any Cesium-137 but wine bottled in the years since all contain detectable amounts of Cesium-137.
A search shows…
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Do people exposed to high levels of radiation pose any risk to their children or other individuals?
An article from the Los Angeles Times regarding the concerns of individuals who live near the Fukushima I Nuclear Plant that appeared in my local newspaper this morning contained this interesting tidbit:
For Japanese, the desperation has an added…
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Is it okay to eat food that has been through airport x-ray scanners
I took 4 flights last week, and my chocolate was scanned 4 times in the baggage scanner. Is it safe to eat that?
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Is radioactive decay the cause of the high temperature of the Earth's core?
I've seen in some sources that the Earth's inner temperature is because of nuclear decay, namely uranium and such.
I find it hard to believe since volcanoes aren't know for spewing long half-life materials. I was wondering if this is true or not.
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Does radon gas significantly increase one's chances of getting lung cancer?
When I was buying a house, one of the environmental checks that had to be done was the level of radon buildup in the building. It turns out the house that I bought has just below the recommended safe level in this country (UK) of radon buildup, and…
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Do airport backscatter machines increase the risk of diseases?
Would regular travelers who fly more than five or so times a year be at higher risk for cancer, or other diseases as a result of going through the backscatter xray? (assume every time for the purposes of discussion).
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Does wifi stunt cress growth?
A couple of weeks ago there were reports of an experiment by schoolchildren that appears to demonstrate that wifi router radiation adversely affects cress. There's been time now for the
leading researchers from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands…
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Does a cell phone emit 1000 times more radiation when its battery is low?
Found this gem on G+:
The rest seems all extremely circumstantial except the very last item. The 'radiation' they're talking about, I'm assuming, is electromagnetic radiation - which would be weaker by a low battery, not stronger.
Any evidence…
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Are train passengers exposed to dangerous levels of cell phone electromagnetic radiation?
This article warns of cell phone radiation on trains:
Train passengers exposed to cell phone electromagnetic radiation (Better Nutrition)
Passengers on packed trains and subways may be exposing themselves to electromagnetic fields far more intense…
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Did nuclear tests on the Marshall Islands cause increased cancer rates?
The Marshall Island have been the site for many nuclear tests by the United States. While it has a small population of around 69,000, they have benefitted by receiving around $759 million dollars in compensation over the years for those nuclear…
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Do organic cigarettes, such as American Spirit, contain less radioactive material than other brands?
Many cigarettes contain radioactive polonium from the use of phosphate/apatite fertilizers. The National Institutes of Health lists tobacco as by far the largest source of radiation for the American public.
A common argument for organic cigarettes…
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Does alcohol consumption have an effect on radiation poisoning?
I've just watched the Vice video Hunting the Radioactive Beasts of Chernobyl where they claim that drinking alcohol would prevent (or at least reduce) radiation poisoning effects.
However, I've been unable to find any credible material online that…
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Is there any real benefit in the everyday use of surgical masks to protect oneself from radiation?
A lot of pictures from Japan showing radiation testing with patients wearing surgical masks. The impression one gets is that they must think it is protecting them, in some way.
Is this a legitimate use of the surgical mask? How about when one just…
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Is it risky to use a cell-phone in a hospital?
Cell phones are forbidden in a lot of hospitals because they interfere with the medical instruments. I've found studies that prove both that it's dangerous and both that it's not:
No, it's not dangerous.
Yes, it is
These researches seem to…
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