Background radiation

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  • background radiation
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  • Radiation resulting from natural sources, as opposed to man-made sources, and to which people are exposed in everyday, normal life; for example from rocks and soil.
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Abstract from DBPedia
    Background radiation is a measure of the level of ionizing radiation present in the environment at a particular location which is not due to deliberate introduction of radiation sources. Background radiation originates from a variety of sources, both natural and artificial. These include both cosmic radiation and environmental radioactivity from naturally occurring radioactive materials (such as radon and radium), as well as man-made medical X-rays, fallout from nuclear weapons testing and nuclear accidents.

    環境放射線(かんきょうほうしゃせん、英: background radiation / environmental radiation)とは、生活環境中にある放射線を言う。

    (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Background_radiation)