harmful radiation

collocation in English

meaningsofharmfulandradiation

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harmful
adjective
uk
/ˈhɑːm.fəl/us
/ˈhɑːrm.fəl/
causing ...
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radiation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/
a form of energy that comes from a nuclear reaction and that can be very dangerous ...
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The endolithic environment provides microorganisms with a growth surface, shelter fromharmfulradiation, mineral nutrients, and moisture.
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Speleothems : a wide diversity of primitive life colonizes subsurface void spaces (' caves '), a potential environment that offers protection fromharmfulradiationon the surface.
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It has been suggested, for example, that equipment used at the towers is emittingharmfulradiation.
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Anyway, all of us would say that if tests with a bang or without a bang spreadharmfulradiation, the arguments for stopping them are as strong as ever.
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Do the recommendations ensure that proper safety precautions are taken to prevent the emission ofharmfulradiationfrom microwave ovens, which are increasingly used in this country?
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Most of these artifacts emitharmfulradiation, limiting their usage to short periods of time.
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Some radioisotopes in nuclear waste emitharmfulradiationfor the prolonged period of 4.5 billion years or more, and storage has risks of containment.
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A small 20-cm-thick tungsten shield would hang 100 meters behind the engine, to help protect the trailing crew module from itsharmfulradiation.
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They can be dangerous if proper care is not taken because they require high voltages and can produceharmfulradiation(neutrons and x-rays).
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It is from these equations that engineers decide how much protection is needed for safety from potentiallyharmfulradiation.
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