In the upper atmosphere, ozone gas helps shield us from damaging ultraviolet rays, but near ground level ozone is an irritant that can worsen asthma and decrease lung function. While most indoor ozone ...

If you didn’t know, OSHA is working to help protect employees who are exposed to ionizing radiation as an effect of their job environments. Check out the OSHA ionizing radiation page for information ...

Cardiovascular (CV) procedures that use ionizing radiation are being performed with increasing frequency, which has led the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in collaboration with several ...

WASHINGTON -- A preponderance of scientific evidence shows that even low doses of ionizing radiation, such as gamma rays and X-rays, are likely to pose some risk of adverse health effects, says a new ...

There’s probably never been a time where we are more concerned about what’s in the air and drifting around our homes. If you are looking into air purifiers, whether it’s to keep allergens at bay, ...

High doses of X-rays and other kinds of ionizing radiation can damage the DNA present in the cell nucleus, a phenomenon which can both lead to the development of cancer in humans and be used to kill ...

Ionizing radiation, arising from natural background sources, medical and industrial activities, and nuclear accidents, exerts both acute and chronic effects on wildlife, plants and microorganisms. At ...

The IAEA is calling on interested organizations to join its new Coordinated Research Project (CRP) on development and improvement of good practice procedures of cultural heritage preservation using ...

When electromagnetic radiation is ionizing, it breaks the atomic bond and creates ions, which are atoms and molecules with fewer electrons or a greater number of electrons than they normally have.