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Which isotopes commonly produced in nuclear accidents or bombs are primarily alpha emitters?

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How far back in history do you have to go before the world's major languages are no longer intelligible to modern speakers?

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What is the strongest carcinogen known to science? Does any substance frequently cause cancer from a single exposure?

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What is the most carcinogenic substance known to science?

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How does radiation shielding work? Help me understand what this chunk of uranium on my kitchen table is doing (with photo)

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Is RF radiation in frequencies used by 5G any more or less harmful than 4G or other frequencies commonly used in wireless communications? (Assuming you ignore warning signs and stand right in front of an antenna.)

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Is there robust epidemiological evidence for increased lung cancer risk due to ~4 pCi/L of residential radon? (EPA action level)

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How much do large doses of radiation increase cancer risk?

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Can the absolute cancer risk of a single sunburn be estimated? Are one time exposures thought to cause skin cancer?

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Why did Hiroshima survivors suffer from such a high rate of cancer, compared to medical estimates for radiation exposure?

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Which isotopes commonly produced in nuclear accidents or bombs are primarily alpha emitters?	5
How far back in history do you have to go before the world's major languages are no longer intelligible to modern speakers?	3
What is the strongest carcinogen known to science? Does any substance frequently cause cancer from a single exposure?	1
What is the most carcinogenic substance known to science?	1
How does radiation shielding work? Help me understand what this chunk of uranium on my kitchen table is doing (with photo)	1
Is RF radiation in frequencies used by 5G any more or less harmful than 4G or other frequencies commonly used in wireless communications? (Assuming you ignore warning signs and stand right in front of an antenna.)	1
Is there robust epidemiological evidence for increased lung cancer risk due to ~4 pCi/L of residential radon? (EPA action level)	1
How much do large doses of radiation increase cancer risk?	1
Can the absolute cancer risk of a single sunburn be estimated? Are one time exposures thought to cause skin cancer?	1
Why did Hiroshima survivors suffer from such a high rate of cancer, compared to medical estimates for radiation exposure?	1