A process in which energetic particles or energetic waves travel through a medium or space.
Questions tagged [radiation]
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Is there a scientific consensus that "no level of [ionizing] radiation is safe"?
This video criticizes Scott Pruit's EPA's proposed 10-fold increase of the maximum allowed radiation dose in water. It also claims scientists agree "no level of radiation is safe"; apparently, this phrase appeared in a 2007 EPA report.
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Have 1,822 people died in Fukushima as a result of the nuclear accident?
The news is showing photos of people protesting against the restarting of nuclear power plants in Japan. This photograph is making the rounds:
Have 1,822 people really died in Fukushima as a result of the nuclear accident? Where does this number…
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Do radiation hotspots occur "naturally"?
"Naturally" is probably not the best term, but I wonder if one chose a random city and poked about with a Geiger Counter, would one find similar figures to those reported here by a civic group and relayed by the South China Morning Post:
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Is non-ionizing radiation known to cause any health issues?
Non-ionizing radiation, like radiation from mobile phones, electric power transmission, and radio frequencies, etc. is regarded by the majority of people as safe to the human body. However the World Health Organization in 2011 stated:
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Are nano diamond batteries a breakthrough in battery technology?
Recently, for some reason, this story first published in January 2020 was again trending on social media (this appeared on my YouTube feed)But for a more quotable version, this version from The Independent) appeared in January:
NUCLEAR WASTE…
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Does frequent cell phone use reduce the sperm count of men?
Possible Duplicate:
Does the presence of a cellphone affect sperm count or heart rate?
Is cell phone use harmless or is there a chance that it lowers the sperm count of men?
New independent studies offer proof
that confirms findings from the
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Has first cancer case been directly confirmed to Fukushima cleanup?
Slashdot reports First Cancer Case Confirmed From Fukushima Cleanup:
Following on from reports of elevated levels of child cancer and 1,600 civilians deaths from the evacuation, this is the first time that one of the 44,000 people involved in the…
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Can ionizing radiation be seen in videos taken on a mobile phone?
This article1, among other things, claims that mobile phones can be used to detect radiation:
... the presence of scintillating pixels – white dots that flashed on and off briefly in the mobile phone videos of the explosion. The CCD imaging sensor…
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Can the Bioguard X bracelet protect the body from radiation?
We have TV commercials in Israel right now of a new invention that is also planned, from what I read, to be marketed worldwide.
It is a bracelet that according to the company protects you from electromagnetic radiation.
From the company…
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Is Polycontrast Interference Photography (PIP) legit?
Polycontrast Interference Photography supposedly creates images of a body's "organizing template of energy" by detecting interference patterns in 'ordinary' photographs using special software filters. [Source][Source2][Source3]
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Is Radio Frequency Radiation carcinogenic at the FCC's 1996 exposure limits?
A 2019 Scientific American blog article, We Have No Reason to Believe 5G Is Safe, by Joel M. Moskowitz, warns about the safety of 5G wireless technology.
Yet, since [the 1980s], the preponderance of peer-reviewed research, more than 500 studies,…
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Does Belarusian milk contain strontium-90 at levels above safety standards?
The Associated Press organised to test some milk in Belarus - an area affected by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident
The state-run Minsk Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology said it found strontium-90, a radioactive isotope linked to cancers and…
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Are child thyroid cancer rates around Fukushima 20—50x higher?
According to Researcher: Children's cancer linked to Fukushima radiation
By YURI KAGEYAMA Oct. 8, 2015 4:25 AM EDT
A new study says children living near the Fukushima nuclear meltdowns have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer at a rate 20 to 50…
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Does Zeolite remove heavy metals and radiation from the body?
This seems to be a potentially dangerous claim:
The Scientifically proven Micronized Zeolite from Zeolite.com
Zeolite is a breakthrough supplement that works at the cellular level by trapping heavy metals and toxins and safely removing them from…
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Does extremely low frequency radiation from mobile phones and tablets have adverse health effects?
Is ELF (extremely low frequency) radiation emitted by the electrical appliances' battery's current considered to have adverse health effects, or
is this radiation too low to be considered?
I'd like to keep the focus specifically on mobile phones…
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