Problem
Excessive occupational exposure to radiation
Incidence:
The radiation exposure of the majority of persons professionally engaged in handling radiation sources and radioactive substances is less than about 1 rem per year, or less than one fifth of the maximum permissible dose allowed for radiation exposure of the gonads. A number of countries have reported that the genetic dose to the whole population arising from the dose received by occupationally exposed persons, who constitute only a small fraction of the total population, is about 0.1 - 0.2 mrem per year.
Broader Problems:
Occupational hazardsRadioactive contaminationLong-term hazards of exposure to radiationHealth risks to workers in service industriesOccupational risks and hazards of the medical profession Narrower Problems:
Health hazards of mining radioactive substances Aggravates:
Harmful biological effects of ionizing radiation Subject(s):
Fundamental Sciences → RadiationSocial Activity → Occupation
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST