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  • Gamma Rays
    Discusses gamma rays - includes "the basics," and information about exposure, health effects, and protection from gamma rays.
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Browse these EPA Radiation Types subtopics
Cleanup
Cleanup Sites, Decommissioning and Decontamination (D&D), Multi-Agency Radiological Laboratory Analytical Protocols Manual (MARLAP), Multi-Agency Sitewide Survey and Investigation Manual (MARSSIM), Remediation Technologies, Superfund

Detection

Exposure
Dose, Models

Radiation Effects
Environmental Effects, Health Effects, Risk Assessment

Radiation Emergencies
Counter-Terrorism, Emergency Response, Preparedness, Radiation Accidents, Radiological Emergency Response Team (RERT)

Radiation Legal Aspects
Guidance, International Standards, Legislation

Radiation Protection
Clean Materials, Monitoring, Protective Action Guides, Risk Assessment

Radiation Science
Atomic Structure, Decay, Isotope, Radioactivity, Radionuclides

Radiation Sources and Uses
Consumer Products, Environmental Sources, Homes, Industrial Radiation, Irradiated Food, Large Buildings, Medical Radiation, Mining, Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Weapons, Orphaned Sources, Radon, Technologically-Enhanced Naturally-Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM)

Check! Radiation Types
Gamma, Alpha, Beta, Ionizing, Non-Ionizing

Radioactive Waste
Import/Export, Mixed Waste, Uranium Mill Tailings, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), Yucca Mountain

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