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BACKGROUND EXPOSURE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-06-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Atomic Physics
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- background exposure
1, record 1, English, background%20exposure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- background irradiation 2, record 1, English, background%20irradiation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The exposure to natural background ionizing radiation. 1, record 1, English, - background%20exposure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Déchets nucléaires
- Physique atomique
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- exposition naturelle
1, record 1, French, exposition%20naturelle
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- irradiation naturelle 2, record 1, French, irradiation%20naturelle
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Exposition moyenne annuelle de la population aux rayonnements ionisants (microsieverts/an). Exposition naturelle. Source externe : rayonnement cosmique [...] (300 mSv/an); croûte terrestre [...] 350 mSv/an. Source interne (corps humain) : potassium 40 (180 mSv/an); éléments de la série de l'uranium 238, et du thorium 232 [...] (1170 mSv/an). 3, record 1, French, - exposition%20naturelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Desechos nucleares
- Física atómica
- Química
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- exposición natural
1, record 1, Spanish, exposici%C3%B3n%20natural
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- exposición de fondo 2, record 1, Spanish, exposici%C3%B3n%20de%20fondo
correct, feminine noun
- irradiación natural 3, record 1, Spanish, irradiaci%C3%B3n%20natural
correct, feminine noun
- exposición a la radiación de fondo natural 2, record 1, Spanish, exposici%C3%B3n%20a%20la%20radiaci%C3%B3n%20de%20fondo%20natural
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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