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Risky Radiation
A Catalyst article comparing mobile phones and UV sunbeds. Mobile phones emit radiofrequency (RF) radiation. Tanning beds emit ultraviolet (UV) radiation. These are both types of non-ionising radiation. In recent years both have received considerable media coverage and they are emotive topics for the general public.
In assessing the radiation risks the article looks at two factors:
• the type of radiation and the effects it may have on the human body.
• the amount of radiation to which a person is exposed.
This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2008, Volume 19, Issue 2.
Catalyst is a science magazine for students aged 14-19 years. Annual subscriptions to print copies of the magazine can be purchased from Mindsets.
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