chemical, physical, biological, or any other substance that are agents in causing cancer
Carcinogen
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the prediction of the routes that an effluent will take in the environment, to assess pollution risk- used to predict the movement of pollutants and to plan monitoring programmes
Critical Pathway Analysis
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the time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall its original value
Half Life
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any physical law stating that a specified physical quantity or intensity is inversly proportional to the square of the distance from the source
Inverse Square Law
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anything that causes a mutation (change in DNA), which may harm cells and cause certain diseases, such as cancer
Mutagen
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the transformation of a substance into glass
Vitrification
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Card 2
Front
the prediction of the routes that an effluent will take in the environment, to assess pollution risk- used to predict the movement of pollutants and to plan monitoring programmes
Back
Critical Pathway Analysis
Card 3
Front
the time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall its original value
Back
Card 4
Front
any physical law stating that a specified physical quantity or intensity is inversly proportional to the square of the distance from the source
Back
Card 5
Front
anything that causes a mutation (change in DNA), which may harm cells and cause certain diseases, such as cancer
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