| Worldwide Effects Of Nuclear War: Some Perspectives Contributor(s): U S Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Author) |
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ISBN: 1419194968 ISBN-13: 9781419194962 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $17.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: This is measured in terms of "half-life"--the time required for one-half of the original substance to decay--which ranges from days to thousands of years for the bomb-produced radionuclides of principal interest. (See "Nuclear Half-Life" note.) Another factor which is critical in determining the hazard of radionuclides is the chemistry of the atoms. This determines whether they will be taken up by the body through respiration or the food cycle. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Nuclear Warfare - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Political Science | International Relations - Arms Control |
| Dewey: 355.021 |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 7.52" W x 9.16" (0.22 lbs) 48 pages |
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