Radiation Presentation

Radiation – impact on environment, human health, prevention. Contents. Introduction. What is radiation? Sources of ionizing radiation. Chernobyl nuclear disaster. How does a nuclear reactor work? Radiations impact on health. Radiations impact on environment. Radiation prevention. Sources of information. Radiation – impact on environment, human health, prevention.

Introduction What is radiation ? Sources of ionizing radiation Chernobyl nuclear disaster How does a nuclear reactor work ? Radiations impact on health Radiations impact on environment Radiation prevention Conclusion Sources of information.

The radiation left over from the Big Bang is the same as that in your microwave oven but very much less powerful. It would heat your pizza only to minus 271.3*C - not much good for defrosting the pizza, let alone cooking it. - Stephen Hawking.

Radiation is a form of energy, like heat and light from the sun. On the lower-energy end of the spectrum, there is non-ionizing radiation.