What is safe? : the risks of living in a nuclear age / / David R. Williams
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| Autore: |
Williams David R
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| Titolo: |
What is safe? : the risks of living in a nuclear age / / David R. Williams
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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge, : Royal Society of Chemistry, 1998 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (154 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 240.1 |
| 363.1 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Nuclear energy |
| Radiation | |
| Risk | |
| Risk management | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | BK9780854045693-FX001; BK9780854045693-FP003; BK9780854045693-FP005; BK9780854045693-FP007; BK9780854045693-FP008; BK9780854045693-00001; BK9780854045693-00119; BK9780854045693-00135; BK9780854045693-00137 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Is it safe? ""What are the risks involved?"" are questions frequently asked by members of the public. This unique book explains the fundamental problems faced in modern-day life. Terms such as ""risk"" and ""safe"" are clearly defined, and the risks encountered between birth and death are discussed, including transport, the home, healthcare, diet, and the workplace. The perception of risk, and the risks from radiation (natural, radwaste and nuclear reactors) are covered, along with management of risk and the psychology of risk perception. What is Safe? The Risks of Living in a Nuclear Age is i |
| Titolo autorizzato: | What is safe |
| ISBN: | 1-84755-236-6 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910827439903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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