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RadTown Glossary
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application of sewage sludge or other waste product to land to condition the soil or fertilize crops or other vegetation.
Lead-210
An unstable form of lead in the uranium-238 decay chain, lead-210 is a significant source of beta radiation.
Low-Level Radioactive Waste
Radioactively contaminated industrial or research waste such as paper, rags, plastic bags, water-treatment residues. It is waste that does not meet the criteria for any of three other categories of radioactive waste: spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste; transuranic radioactive waste; or uranium mill tailings. Its categorization does not depend the level of radioactivity it contains.
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a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | xyzMonitoring
The use of sampling and detection equipment to determine the levels of radiation or other toxic materials in land, air, or water.
Mrem
Millirem, one thousandth of a rem
Municipal Landfill
Landfill that receives household waste, and that is not a land application unit, surface impoundment, injection well, or waste pile. Such a landfill may be publicly or privately owned.