Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The study of the effects of radiation and radioisotopes on the environment.
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- noun the study of the fate and effects of
radioactive materials in theenvironment
Etymologies
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From radio- + ecology
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Examples
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In 1998 an agreement with the U.S. provided for the establishment of an international radioecology laboratory inside the exclusion zone.
Chernobyl, Ukraine 2009
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The two nations also announced that: (1) they will establish an international radioecology laboratory in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone to study radiation effects and the movement of radionuclides in the environment; and (2) they have signed a five-year extension of the U.S.
Vp Tours Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant ITY National Archives 1998
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