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An extensive Cold War-era scientific study examining the biological and public-health effects of low-level ionizing radiation. Published by the National Academy Press in 1980, this important BEIR III report covers nuclear power exposure, occupational radiation doses, atomic-bomb survivor data, cancer risks, genetic effects, and radiation dose-response models.
This copy has notable nuclear-industry provenance, with ownership stamps from the Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Power Generation Department Technical Library. Babcock & Wilcox was deeply involved in American nuclear-reactor and power-generation technology, making this an appealing reference for collectors of nuclear history, atomic-era science, and technical publications.
Softcover. Complete at xv, 524 pages. Exterior shows age-related discoloration, scattered spotting and soiling, writing on the front cover, edge wear, and label residue. Institutional stamps and a former library card are present inside. Page edges show spotting and discoloration. Interior pages are generally clean and readable with scattered age-related foxing. Binding remains serviceable. Please review all photographs for the exact condition.
ISBN: 0-309-03095-1. Published by National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1980.
SKU D-4
1980 BEIR III Low Level Ionizing Radiation Nuclear Effects Babcock & Wilcox
$40.49
This copy has notable nuclear-industry provenance, with ownership stamps from the Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Power Generation Department Technical Library. Babcock & Wilcox was deeply involved in American nuclear-reactor and power-generation technology, making this an appealing reference for collectors of nuclear history, atomic-era science, and technical publications.
Softcover. Complete at xv, 524 pages. Exterior shows age-related discoloration, scattered spotting and soiling, writing on the front cover, edge wear, and label residue. Institutional stamps and a former library card are present inside. Page edges show spotting and discoloration. Interior pages are generally clean and readable with scattered age-related foxing. Binding remains serviceable. Please review all photographs for the exact condition.
ISBN: 0-309-03095-1. Published by National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1980.
SKU D-4