ABOUT RADIATION
- What is Ionizing Radiation?
- Basic Nuclear Fission
- Fast Facts (Fukushima)
- Biological Effects of Radiation (NRC)
- Radiation Doses in Perspective (EPA)
- Radiation Sickness (Mayo)
- Radioactive Contamination and Exposure (CDC)
- Understanding Half Life and Decay Chains (EPA)
- Conversion & Calculators
- INES Nuclear Event Scale
- Potassium Iodide Quick Facts
- How Does Potassium Iodide (KI) Provide Protection?
- FDA Dosage Guidelines (PDF)
- When Should I take Potassium Iodide?
- Facts about DTPA (CDC)
- Prussian Blue (CDC)
- Exposure Pathways (EPA)
- Protection Basics (EPA)
- Who Needs Radiation Detection Instruments?
- What’s the Difference Between Alpha, Beta and Gamma Radiation?
- What’s the Difference Between Roentgen, Rad and Rem Radiation
- Measurements?
- What’s the Difference Between Survey Meters, Geiger Counters and Dosimeters?
- How Good Are Surplus FEMA Civil Defense Survey Meters, Geiger Counters and Dosimeters?
- About the Calibration Process
ADDITIONAL U.S. RESOURCES
- CDC: Contamination and exposure
- How radiation is measured
- Radiation terms
- Protecting self & family in a radiation event
- Information on sheltering in place
- Health info about Potassium Iodide (KI)
- General info about radiation emergencies
- EPA RadNet Laboratory Data
- EPA RadNet Laboratory Data- Socrata
- EPA RadNet Japan Emergency FAQs
- EPA Japan Radiation Monitoring Efforts
- EPA RadNet Map View
- EPA RadNet Laboratory Data
- EPA RadNet Laboratory Data – Socrata
- EPA RadNet Japanese Nuclear Emergency: FAQs
- EPA Nuclear Emergency: Radiation Monitoring
- CA Radiologic Health Branch monitoring- Reports
- CA Radiologic Health Branch monitoring map
- U.C. Berkeley Radiation Monitoring
- Washington State – Daily Radiation Readings
- MIT Nuclear Science and Eng Fukushima Report
- MIT Nuclear Science and Eng Nuclear Info Hub
- Fairewinds Associates – Expert Fukushima updates
- Updates on assistance and efforts in Japan