natural radiation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnaturalandradiation
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natural
adjective
uk/ˈnætʃ.ər.əl/us/ˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl/
as found in nature and not involving anything made or done ...
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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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(Definition ofnaturalandradiationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A systematic relationship between phytochrome-controlled development and species habitat, for plants grown in simulatednaturalradiation.
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Even though the surviving cells may have resistance and protective mechanisms against stresses mentioned above, they would still have incurred some reversible metabolic damage due tonaturalradiationor chemicals.
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This fact is especially important when assessing the radiation exposure of microorganism in permafrost, where they have been exposed to thenaturalradiationfor more than one million years.
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We should reject thenaturalradiationaspects of this proposal out of hand.
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Where the employer finds a risk associated withnaturalradiation, information will be provided to workers.
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I repeat these figures: 100 units fromnaturalradiation; anything up to 100 units from man-made radiation; plus two units from nuclear tests.
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The gamma dose rates were indistinguishable from those expected due tonaturalradiation.
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The leak was very small—only two thousandths of the normal annualnaturalradiationto which people are exposed.
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The levels of thisnaturalradiationvary appreciably from one part of the earth to another, and even from city to city within individual countries.
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Local measurements of total ionising radiation, which would includenaturalradiation, would not add materially to the value of these data.
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I am told that each of us absorbsnaturalradiationwhich is thought to be about 0·1 roentgen each year.
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Naturalradiationand its properties have been known for very many years, but to this we have added man-made radiation.
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Surely, then, we should comparenaturalradiationwith radiation in an emergency.
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Naturalradiationvaries greatly in different parts of the world and, curiously enough, according to the buildings in which people live.
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How do we intend to tacklenaturalradiation?
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That is the case with the directive providing for protection not only against artificial radiation, but also againstnaturalradiation.
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Dramatic changes in climate make it necessary that more attention be given even tonaturalradiation.
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We are surrounded bynaturalradiationand even people are slightly radioactive, so keep your distance from your neighbours!
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It is an artificial radio-isotope which does not therefore spring from or contribute tonaturalradiation.
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The radiation caused by nuclear tests has so far been relatively small, taken overall, in relation tonaturalradiation.
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