Protecting People & the Environment
EPA has been protecting people and the environment from avoidable, harmful exposure to radiation since it was formed in 1970.
EPA and Radiation Protection
- Basic Information EPA's Radiation Protection Program
- Monitoring the Environment
- Assessing Radiation Risks
- Setting Radiation Protection Standards
History of Radiation Protection and Radiation Protection at EPA
- Radiation Protection: An Historical Perspective
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Radiation
Protection at EPA: the First 30 Years (PDF)
(84 pp,
1,206 Kb [about pdf format])
- Poster (PDF) (1 pp, 86 Kb [about pdf format])
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History
of Radiological Emergency Response
You and Radiation: What You Can Do
- Calculate your dose.
- Learn radiation protection basics.
- Learn about radon and test your home for radon.
- Become aware of radiation sources around you.
- Protect yourself from the sun.
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Read Up on Radiation
- Understanding Radiation
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Radiation: Risk and Realities (PDF) (16pp, 1.17Mb
[about pdf format] ) [EPA 402-k-07-006]
This booklet describes the risks and benefits of ionizing radiation. - Ionizing Radiation Fact Book (PDF) (22pp, 1.12Mb
about pdf format] )[EPA 402-F-06-061]
This booklet provides basic information about ionizing radiation and discusses health effects of radiation exposure.