Chernobyl‚ Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant Meltdown The accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukrainian produced a plume of radioactive debris that drifted over parts of the western USSR‚ Eastern Europe‚ and Scandinavia. The accident‚ which occurred on April 26‚ 1986‚ was the worst nuclear power accident in history. Large areas of the Ukrainian‚ Belorussian‚ and Russian republics of the USSR were contaminated‚ resulting in the evacuation of roughly 200‚000 people. The accident raised
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longer than X-rays. UV rays are not visible to humans yet are visible to some insects. UV rays get their name from electromagnetic waves which frequencies are higher than those that humans can identify as the colour violet. Although ultraviolet radiation is invisible to the human eye‚ a lot of people are aware of the effects of UV rays in tanning beds and the sun through sunburn and skin cancer. -Wikipedia The electromagnetic spectrum‚ this picture demonstrates the approximate wave
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blocked from the Earth’s atmosphere‚ but some still gets onto the earth. UV beads have a pigment the changes color when exposed to ultraviolet light radiation. The dye in the UV bead is photo chromic that changes color when exposed to UV‚ which is chemical reaction. Review Literature UV‚ or ultraviolet‚ light is an invisible form of electromagnetic radiation that has a shorter wavelength than the light humans can see. It carries more energy than visible light and can sometimes break bonds between atoms
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Visible light (commonly referred to simply as light) is electromagnetic radiation that is visible to the human eye‚ and is responsible for the sense of sight. Visible light is usually defined as having a wavelength in the range of 400 nanometres (nm)‚ or 400×10−9 m‚ to 700 nanometres – between the infrared‚ with longer wavelengths and the ultraviolet‚ with shorter wavelengths. These numbers do not represent the absolute limits of human vision‚ but the approximate range within which most people can
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but on plants. In brief‚ we can say that microwaves are electromagnetic waves with wave length longer than those of terahertz (THz) frequencies‚ but relatively short for radio waves. There are lots of sites contaminated by microwave radiation from cellular radiation‚ power plants and high voltage towers‚ etc….. These affect the plants development‚ which drew our attention towards this project. Our hypothesis is that different doses of microwaves affect plant growth and development. To prove this
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Computers are increasingly being introduced into safety-critical systems and‚ as a consequence‚ have been involved in accidents. Some of the most widely cited software-related accidents in safety-critical systems involved a computerized radiation therapy machine called the Therac-25. Between June 1985 and January 1987‚ six known
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energy pulls‚ pushes‚ twists‚ turns and throws. Radiant Energy Visible light is electromagnetic energy emitted at wavelengths our eyes can see. Electromagnetic energy emitted at wavelengths we cannot see may take the form of infrared radiation‚ ultraviolet radiation‚ X-rays‚ gamma rays‚ and radio waves. Gamma rays have wavelengths much shorter than visible light. Radio waves are the opposite. Their frequencies are far longer than the longest waves our eyes can see. Electrical Energy Electrical
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mobile phone signals between Mast‚ which may be up to 20km apart. * Microwaves are absorbed by water molecules. * These water molecules become heated so they heat food * Used for Cooking Infrared Radiation * It is used for night vision and security cameras as Infrared Radiation is visible in daytime or night-time * Police use it to catch criminals‚ army use it to detect enemy * Used to see body heat. * It is used in remote controls for devices such as televisions and
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ways to study stars‚ planets and moons in the universe; but the most useful would have to be radio astronomy. Despite this‚ there are some who do argue that optical astronomy is the more useful of the two. Radio waves are a form of electromagnetic radiation and are given and received by many devices we use today‚ such as the radio‚ mobile phone or TV‚ but they have also been detected in space. Radio waves have long wavelengths at a low frequency‚ carrying less energy. Radio
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of an alarmingly rising incidences of cancer and limited treatment options‚ physicians are being forced to look for treatments beyond the conventional ones. In such a scenario‚ Proton Therapy‚ the most advanced radiation technique available‚ is being projected as the Rolls Royce of Radiation Oncology. Unfortunately‚ access to proton therapy is limited for many patients due to the low number of proton therapy centers. Hence‚ many research institutes and hospitals are now investing in proton therapy
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