Published 2017 | Version v1
Journal article

The UNSCEAR data base on global radiation exposure estimation

  • 1. UNSCEAR Wien (Austria)

Description

Due to nuclear weapon tests at the beginning of the 1950ies public concerns were raised concerning effects of radioactivity on air, water and food. The general assembly of the United Nations established in 1955 the scientific committee on the effects of atomic radiation (UNSCEAR). The scientific committee was supposed to compile information on worldwide radiation exposures and the effects of ionizing radiation on health and environment.

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Additional titles

Original title (German)
Die UNSCEAR-Datensammlung zur Schaetzung der globalen Strahlenexposition

Publishing Information

Journal Title
StrahlenschutzPraxis (Koeln)
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 26-28
ISSN
0947-434X