Abstract
Waste, by definition, is any material (solid materials such as process residues as well as liquid and gaseous effluents) that has been or will be discarded as being of no further use. Radioactive waste is a waste product containing radioactive material. It is usually the product of a nuclear process such as nuclear fission. However, industries not directly connected to the nuclear industry may also produce radioactive waste. The majority of radioactive waste is "low-level waste", meaning it contains low levels of radioactivity per mass or volume. The radiation from this type of waste is protected by use of protective clothing, but still dangerous radioactive contamination occurs in a human body through ingestion, inhalation, absorption, or injection.
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Fulekar, M.H., Singh, A. (2010). Phytoremediation of Low Level Nuclear Waste. In: Fulekar, M.H. (eds) Bioremediation Technology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3678-0_11
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