Shielding the Human Body from Beta Radiation
Normal dry clothing and fire and rescue turnout gear provide effective shielding from Alpha radiation. Any outer protective cover reduce or eliminate the direct contamination of the skin by radioactive materials.
Beta-emitting contaminants may be harmful if deposited internally.
Beta radiation can penetrate human skin to the "germinal layer," where new skin cells are produced..
If beta-emitting contaminants are allowed to remain on the skin for an extended period of time, they may cause skin injury.
Beta radiation may travel meters in air and is moderately penetrating.
Some beta emitters produce very low energy
Poorly penetrating radiation that may be difficult or impossible to detect.
Examples are carbon-14, tritium, and sulfur-35.
Alpha radiation cannot be detected with an ionization chamber.
Some Geiger Meter instruments cannot detect alpha radiation and some low energy beta radiation. Because alpha radiation is non-penetrating, it cannot be detected through even a thin film of water, blood, dirt, clothing, or through probe cover.
Beta Wave Radiation Explained
Coronal Mass Ejections
Earth Magnetosphere
F10.7 CM Radio Emissions
Galactic Cosmic Rays
Geomagnetic Storms
Solar EUV Radiation
Solar Flares (Radio Blackouts)
Solar Radiation Storm
Please contact our Webmaster with questions or comments. © Copyright 2011, 2016 PracticeSurvival.com, Integrity Protection Service All rights reserved. Reproduction, printing, redistribution without expressed written permission is forbidden and illegal.
PracticeSurvival.com Disclaimer Notice
All of the information on this website is offered on the strict basis that you and others will exercise proper caution and care in doing any of the things that are presented on this site. YOU are solely responsible for the use to which you put this material. You must take responsibility for your own actions.
These pages are intended to open your eyes, begin your road to enlightenment. We are on a shoe string budget so we do our best to edit and error check, if there may be some typos for which we appologize in advance. The idea is to introduce ideas for you to investigate further and prepare you to understand his classes. Some activities related to wilderness survival and preparedness can be dangerous if done without proper care and attention. Please be careful and attentive when engaging in any of these activities.
Be reasonable, responsible, take proper precautions, and exercise common sense.
The techniques shown on this website are meant solely for use in primitive wilderness survival and emergency off grid situations. Please note that in most places it is illegal to use some of the methods suggested to capture animals unless you are actually in a life and death survival situation.
Contact Info: PO Box 1448, Bellmawr, NJ 08099 USA Email: webmaster@practicesurvival.com Phone: 856-861-0300 William R DeCuzzi