“You can’t see, smell or taste radon in your home. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t there.” From the case of Singapore in my previous post, let’s move into something a little more intimate to all of us… radiation pollution at HOME! What is radon? Radon is a radioactive, colourless, odourless, and tasteless gas, and […]
Hello all! I received this comment on one of my posts in the past few weeks: “I wonder if for the case of Singapore, would this ever become an issue. Bearing in mind the limited water and land resources we possess this would be an even more delicate matter. Furthermore waste disposal is not solely […]
As mentioned in my previous post, Chernobyl is now home to many animals species. This also ties back to my point made in a post early on that we should not only be concerned about the impacts of radiation pollution on humans, but also to the larger environment around us. Hence this post is dedicated […]
I’ve always been a fan of TED Talks because the speakers always touch on such interesting topics! So I was really excited when I came across this. It talks of a small population of elderly woman who remained living in Chernobyl after the nuclear disaster. The severity of the disaster at Chernobyl is well documented, […]
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