radioactivity
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That process releases huge amounts of energy, no carbon emissions and limited radioactivity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
There, Erikson teased out the stealthy, almost sinister peculiarities of modern man-made hazards, like radioactivity and toxicity, and their special, traumatic effects.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
As well as radioactivity, chemical exposure could also be a problem for anyone nearby.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025
The Cabrera Services report noted the radioactivity at the Albany Bulb is consistent with other landfills that accept construction debris, which may contain naturally radioactive material, such as granite.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2024
Mutations also occur because of radioactivity or ultraviolet light from the Sun or cosmic rays or chemicals in the environment, all of which can change the nucleotides or tie the nucleic acids up in knots.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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