| Author: | Sternglass, Ernest J. | Place: | New York |
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| Publisher: | Ballantine Books | Year: | 1972 | Page: | 214 |
Sternglass, Ernest J.. Low-level radiation . New York, Ballantine Books, 1972. Pp. 214
Sternglass was one of the first scientists to report an actual fact of the health consequences of radiation contamination, especially low-level radiation exposure, caused by nuclear power plants. In Chapter 6, the Hidden Tragedy of Hiroshima, Sternglass indicates that researches on the effects of the nuclear war have let an important facts go unremarked based on his estimation of Hibakushas’ internal exposure dose caused by radioactive fallout in the outskirts of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, located five kilometers from the hypocenters.