2021
DOI: 10.1097/hp.0000000000001389
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Relationship Between Terrestrial Background and Remedial Criteria for Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material in the United States

Abstract: In the United States (US), Federal and State agencies have established radiological public exposure limits and remedial action (“clean up”) criteria for naturally occurring radionuclides (NORM—primarily for uranium and thorium series radionuclides). Often, these criteria are intended to control human exposure to what is referred to in the US as technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material (TENORM). This can be any naturally occurring radioactive material for which the potential for human e… Show more

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“…Likewise, gamma radiation resistance is also widespread across the three domains of life. Though, the majority of the terrestrial habitats in the natural world have background radiation under safe limits, higher local concentrations of radioactivity in the pockets of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) may serve as a selection pressure for the evolution of radiation resistance (Brown, 2021). Thus, the features that confer ionizing radiation resistance could have evolved either by direct selection or by the process of exaptation (Gould & Vrba, 1982).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Likewise, gamma radiation resistance is also widespread across the three domains of life. Though, the majority of the terrestrial habitats in the natural world have background radiation under safe limits, higher local concentrations of radioactivity in the pockets of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) may serve as a selection pressure for the evolution of radiation resistance (Brown, 2021). Thus, the features that confer ionizing radiation resistance could have evolved either by direct selection or by the process of exaptation (Gould & Vrba, 1982).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%