Human Functions and Human Nature: Radiation Life-Threat

• Authors: Apkin Renat
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Radioactivity accompanied by ionizing radiation has always existed on the Earth, as well as in space, and so in every living tissue there are traces of radioactivity. With the discovery of the said radiation and identifying its effects on the human body, the fear of this phenomenon appeared. At high doses radiation causes serious tissue damages, while at small doses it can cause cancer and induce genetic defects. The best antidote for fear is knowledge. It is important to know the margins safety of radiation for human life. As a result, the topic of radioactive contamination of the environment has now become one of the most significant. In recent years the radon problem is a subject of a wide debate of geologists, geophysicists, ecologists, physicians, specialists in radiome-try, and, of course, philosophers and sociologists, since the need for assessing the poten-tial radon danger concerns human lives, human functions in society, and human future.

Keywords

EN

radiation; radon; exhalation; radon volume activity; lung cancer; social security

• Publisher: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk; Fundacja Filozofia Na Rzecz Dialogu
• Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 281-288

Contributors

author

Apkin Renat

• Department of Ecological Engineering, Kazan State Power Engineering University, Krasnoselskaya str., 51, Kazan, Russia