Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors

Since radiation is colorless and odorless, the public is often concerned that they may be exposed to radiation without it being detected. Of course, the public is always exposed to some radiation, because it is naturally occurring. The important distinction is to detect any radiation in the environment that is above background.

There are a number of environmental monitoring programs which are designed to detect radiation in the environs. Some of them provide instantaneous data, while others depend on the collection of samples, analysis, and comparing results with previous data to see if there in any accumulation of radiation in the environment.

Environmental Radiation Monitoring
Agency/Page Title	Web Address	Keyword
Radioisotopes in Medicine - Australasian Science Magazine	http://www.uic.com.au/nip26.htm	Nuclear medicine, radiotherapy, diagnostic
DOE Waste Management and Clean-up data	http://cid.em.doe.gov	Users can generate and print reports from the CID; site has features to enhance the user's understanding of CID information
Environmental Radiation Data	http://www.epa.gov/narel/erams/erdonline.html	Environmental radiation data reports
Neighborhood Environmental Watch Network	http://newnet.lanl.gov	Wind speed and direction, ambient air temperature, barometric pressure, relative humidity and ionizing gamma radiation.

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