among tha
people who have raceived radiation,
they would be no different
thoae that appear in other people around the world.
that a
radioactive element
that aame
The soientists have found
from the atomic
canoer in tha throat. (in the thyroid).
from
bomb testa oan cause
This radioactive material remains only
@ faw months, 30 that jt ia gone from Bikini Atoll today.
Among tha paople of any country there arn children born with diseases and
infirmities
that
are
inherited,
Some of
‘malformations, mental retardation, ete.
thesa
area:
deafness,
blindness,
These kinds of defects occurred in
the Marshall Islands before the atomic bomb tests and they continue to oceur
today.
In a commmi ty in which peaple have received radiation, there might be
m™m inerease in the number of children born with defects.
THE WAYS THAT SCLENTISTS KNOW THE AMOUNT OF RADIATION A PERSON RECELVES
Everybody
in
the
world
has
some
radioactive
materials
People cannot know by themselves how much radiation
Lhelr bodies beaause
it.
they cannot see
Only instruments can roveal
things
that
measuring
are
the
radioactive
radiation
in
that
jit, hear it,
this.
amell
instruments
the
goil
and
in
comes
from
the
soil.
their
body.
is in any thing or
taste it,
There are
itn
:
food;
there
jn
{t, or feel
for measuring
are
Seilantists
those
use
for,
these
insteudenta to gat information in order to be able to estimate the amount of
radiation that
people can
receiva
{f they
live
tn an
area containing
radioactive things.
The picture at
the
left
shows
the
inasteument
that
sefentists
use
to
Measure the anount of gamma radiation that comes from radioactive materials in
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