radioactive contamination
Dangerous isotope spread
Radioactive contamination is the presence of radioactive material where it's unwanted—on surfaces, in soil, water, air, or living tissue.
Unlike radiation exposure, contamination means the material itself has been deposited and may continue emitting radiation.
Workers were tested for radioactive contamination after the reactor leak.
Contamination can spread through contact, making decontamination procedures essential.
- dosimetryRadiation absorption measurement
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- strontium-90Radioactive isotope from fission
- water pollutionHarmful substances in H2O
- cesium-137Radioactive fission byproduct
radiobiology · radioisotopes · bioaccumulation · Chernobyl disaster · nuclear meltdown · nuclear fallout · dirty bomb · exclusion zone · no-go zone · nuclear power plants · Godzilla · gamma rays · alpha particles · Fukushima · ground zero · hot zone · beta particles · evacuation
- Hanford SiteManhattan Project, nuclear waste, tank farms, downwinders, cleanup efforts
- radioactivityradioisotopes, radionuclides, half-life, beta decay, gamma rays
- Nuclear Liabilitystrict liability, civil liability, nuclear accidents, victim compensation, indemnity
- radioactive decayalpha decay, beta decay, gamma decay, half-life, decay rate
radioactive contaminationdecontamination
Removing dangerous substances
pristine environment · safe zone · natural state · sterile environment · background radiation
radioactive contaminationheavy metal pollution
Toxic element environmental buildup
chemical spill · chemical contamination · chemical spills · oil spills · toxic waste
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