Radiation Risks in Perspective

Radiation Risks in Perspective
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Publisher : CRC Press
Total Pages : 174
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ISBN-10 : 9781000654547
ISBN-13 : 1000654540
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Book Synopsis Radiation Risks in Perspective by : Kenneth L. Mossman

Download or read book Radiation Risks in Perspective written by Kenneth L. Mossman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-10-20 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public misperception of radiological risk consistently directs limited resources toward managing minimal or even phantom risks at great cost to government and industry with no measurable benefit to overall public health. The public's inability to comprehend small theoretical risks arrived at through inherently uncertain formulae, coupled with an ir


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