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Explore Sources of Radiation Downtown

Click on different parts of the image below, or on one of the links below the image, to explore laboratories, consumer products, air travel and emergency response activities to learn about radiation sources you may encounter in your everyday life.

Learn about radiation sources you may find in downtown RadTownLearn about radiation in consumer productsLearn about radiation and emergency responseLearn about radiation science, research and technologyLearn about radiation exposure and air travelLearn about radiation exposure and air travel

Bring radiation basics into the classroom!

EPA's Radiation Education Activities are designed to help increase awareness and understanding of radiation concepts among middle and high school students. The activities introduce basic concepts of radiation, non-ionizing and ionizing radiation, radiation protection, radioactive atoms and radioactive decay. 

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