Ionising Radiation

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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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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

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the time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall its original value

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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

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anything that causes a mutation (change in DNA), which may harm cells and cause certain diseases, such as cancer

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