Radiation and Its Effect To The Environment

Abstract

Many forms of "radiation" are encountered in the natural environment and are produced by modern technology. Most of them can give both beneficial and harmful effects. Even sunlight, the most essential radiation of all, can be harmful in large amounts. Most public attention is given to the category of radiation known as "ionizing radiation." This radiation can disrupt atoms, creating positive ions and negative electrons, and cause biological harm. Ionizing radiation includes x-rays, gamma rays, alpha particles, beta particles, neutrons, and the varieties of cosmic rays.
Exposure to radiation can cause damage to cells, eventually leading to cancer or other health concerns and also it effects our environment.