Radiation and Thermal Pollution

Radiation is fatal for human cells. Similarly thermal pollution is also fatal for human body. The human body fails to sense ionizing radiation. It has been probably responsible for much of the general apprehension about this type of hazard. Reliance must be kept on detection devices which have been based on the physical or chemical effects of radiation. These effects include: ionizing in gases; ionization and excitation in certain solids; changes in chemical systems; and activation by neutrons. Radiation and thermal pollution and its adverse effects on man and environment are thoroughly discussed in this book.