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__________ is the increase in natural background radiation, emerging from the activities of the man using naturally occurring or artificially produced radioactive materials.

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Soil pollution
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Water pollution
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Radioactive pollution
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none of these
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The correct option is C Radioactive pollution

Radioactive pollution of the environment is defined as the increase in natural background radiation, emerging from the activities of man involving the use of naturally occurring or artificially produced radioactive materials. The atmosphere screens out much of the sun’s radiation, including most of that which would be lethal to life.

Radioactive pollution of the environment is on increase in natural background radiation, emerging from the activities of man involving the use of naturally occurring or artificially produced radioactive materials the chemicals of radioactive materials spreading into the air have increased extensively as a result of the discovery of artificially radioactivity & particularly due to the development of atomic bombs and the techniques of harnessing nuclear energy. Radiation can be categorized into two main groups.

i) Non-ionizing (e.g ultra-violet rays)

ii) Ionizing (eg. X-rays, Alpha, Proteins & neutrons)


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