biological effects
101Non-ionizing radiation — Different types of electromagnetic radiation Non ionizing (or non ionising) radiation refers to any type of electromagnetic radiation that does not carry enough energy per quantum to ionize atoms or molecules that is, to completely remove an… …
102Mobile phone radiation and health — A man speaking on a mobile telephone The effect of mobile phone radiation on human health is the subject of recent interest and study, as a result of the enormous increase in mobile phone usage throughout the world (as of June 2009 …
103Cimicifuga racemosa — Taxobox name = Actaea racemosa image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ranunculales familia = Ranunculaceae genus = Actaea species = C. racemosa binomial = Actaea racemosa binomial authority =… …
104Organophosphate poisoning — Classification and external resources Phosphoric acid ICD 10 T …
105x-ray — /eks ray /, n. Also, x ray, X ray. 1. Physics. a. Often, x rays. a form of electromagnetic radiation, similar to light but of shorter wavelength and capable of penetrating solids and of ionizing gases. b. such radiation having wavelengths in the… …
106Ozone depletion — Image of the largest Antarctic ozone hole ever recorded (September 2006) Ozone depletion describes two distinct but related phenomena observed since the late 1970s: a steady decline of about 4% per decade in the total volume of ozone in Earth s… …
107Heavy water — Not to be confused with hard water or tritiated water. Deuterium oxide IUPAC name …
108Selenium — (pronEng|səˈliniəm) is a chemical element with the atomic number 34, represented by the chemical symbol Se, an atomic mass of 78.96. It is a nonmetal, chemically related to sulfur and tellurium, and rarely occurs in its elemental state in nature …
109Radioactive contamination — The radiation warning symbol (trefoil) …
110Oxidative stress — represents an imbalance between the production and manifestation of reactive oxygen species and a biological system s ability to readily detoxify the reactive intermediates or to repair the resulting damage. Disturbances in the normal redox state …
