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Current status of the application of ionizing radiation to environmental protection: I. Ionizing radiation sources, natural and drinking water purification (A Review)

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Present-day applications of ionizing radiation to environmental protection are surveyed. This part of the review summarizes new data on the ionizing radiation sources used in this area, on the radiation-chemical purification of polluted natural and drinking water, and on the mechanisms of processes occurring in these systems under exposure to ionizing radiation. A particular emphasis is placed on large-scale processes.

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Pikaev, A.K. Current status of the application of ionizing radiation to environmental protection: I. Ionizing radiation sources, natural and drinking water purification (A Review). High Energy Chem 34, 1–12 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02761780

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