| Document ID (ISN) | 56639 |
| CIS number |
91-1695 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-660-13752-6 |
| Year |
1990 |
| Convention or series no. |
CCOHS/CCHST P90-20E
|
| Title |
Current issues in radiation safety: A seminar |
| Bibliographic information |
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, 250 Main Street East, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 1H6, Canada, 1990. 82p. Illus. |
| Abstract |
This publication contains the proceedings of a seminar on radiation safety. The following topics are covered: introduction to both ionising and non-ionising radiation; an update on the safety issues concerning video display terminals (VDTs); a review of the relation between powerlines and cancer; radon gas; the hazards and benefits of nuclear power; radiation safety in uranium mines. Questions from the floor are included together with the speakers' responses. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
ionizing radiation; electromagnetic radiation; health hazards; non-ionizing radiation; radon |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Canada; particulate radiation; visual display terminals; neoplasms; nuclear power stations; uranium mining; conference; overhead electric lines |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Canada |
| Subject(s) |
Radiation
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Non-ionizing radiation
Ionizing radiation
Radon
|
