Assessment of public perception of radioactivity in Brazil

Nuclear energy divides public opinion with its “good” and “bad” applications. Almost immediately after the discovery of radiation, radioactive elements purified by the Curies were used in health treatments, but with the nuclear bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the subject was marked by bad public o...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Fabiana Aguiar Marques Fontolan, Carla Daruich de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR) 2022-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/2095