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| Title | A Vital Legacy: Biological and Environmental Research in the Atomic Age | |
| Publication Date | September 1997 | |
| Report Number | PUB--800 | |
| Unique Identifier | ACC0002 | |
| Other Numbers | Legacy ID: DE99001730; OSTI ID: 305940 | |
| Research Org | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, CA (United States) | |
| Contract No | AC03-76SF00098 | |
| Sponsoring Org | DOE/ER | |
| Subject | Biomedical Sciences, Basic Studies; Biomedical Sciences, Applied Studies; Environmental Sciences | |
| Keywords | Human Populations; Public Health; Radiation Protection; Environmental Effects; Climatic Change; Biological Radiation Effects; Ecosystems; Radioisotopes; Nuclear Medicine; Radiology; Weather; Seas; Water Currents; Nuclear Energy; Genetic Radiation Effects; Animals | |
| Related Web Pages | Human Genome Research: Decoding DNA | |
| Abstract | This booklet presents a summary of the five decades of biological and environmental research in the atomic age. It commemorates the contributions to science and society during these decades and concludes with a view to the years ahead. The Contents includes Safety First: in the Shadow of a New Technology; A Healthy Citizenry: Gifts of the New Era; and Environmental Concerns: From Meteorology to Ecology. The conclusion is titled An Enduring Mandate: Looking to the Future. | |
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