Going Bananas about Radioactivity

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This Catalyst article looks at how humans are exposed to radiation from many different sources, including food. The article describes the doses of radiation from sources such as:
• building materials and rocks
• bananas
• bone scans
• cosmic rays
• radon gas

The article illustrates the constant exposure to background radiation and can be used to promote an understanding of the assessment of risk.

This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2012, Volume 22, Issue 3.

Catalyst is a science magazine for students aged 14-19 years. Annual subscriptions to print copies of the magazine can be purchased from Mindsets.

URL: http://stem.org.uk/rx7fz

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