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• R-value (insulation)
  ...ulation. Such multiple surfaces are abundant in batting and porous foam. Radiation is also minimized by low emissivity (highly reflective) surfaces. Lower th ...his describes heat being transferred by all three mechanisms—conduction, radiation, and convection.
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• Aerogel
  ...erogel is a good radiative insulator because carbon absorbs the [[infrared radiation]] that transfers heat at standard temperatures. Silica aerogel strongly absorbs [[infrared]] radiation. It allows the construction of materials that let light into buildings but
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• Building insulation materials
  ...o reduce heat transfer by [[Heat conduction|conduction]], [[Radiant energy|radiation]] or [[convection]] and are employed in varying combinations to achieve the ...nt barrier]] is added to a material to reduce the transfer of heat through radiation as well as conduction. Following is a table of materials, most of which hav
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• Building insulation
  ...ns and techniques to address the main modes of heat transfer - conduction, radiation and convection materials.<ref>[http://www.buildingscience.com/documents/dig ...of non-insulative (particularly non-solar facing) glazing. Indoor thermal radiation can also be retarded with spectrally selective (low-e, [[low-emissivity]])
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• Insulated glazing
  ...ficient (SHGC), which expresses the proportion of incidental solar thermal radiation that is transmitted by the glass and Visible Transmittance, which describes ..., often of metal, on the glass within its airspace that reflects [[thermal radiation]] or inhibits its emission reducing heat transfer through the glass.
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• Textile preservation
  ...orescent]] and halogen-produced light can also produce large amounts of UV radiation, though filters which fit over the bulbs are available to limit the damagin ...produce a large amount of heat in addition to large quantities of infrared radiation, which is likewise damaging to the fibers in antique textiles. If incandes
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• Technical textile
  ...textiles for [[crop protection]]), and protective clothing (e.g., heat and radiation protection for fire fighter clothing, molten metal protection for welders, Protection against heat and radiation for fire fighter clothing, against molten metals for welders, for bullet pr
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• Textile
  ...tiles for [[crop protection]]), protective clothing (e.g. against heat and radiation for fire fighter clothing, against molten metals for welders, stab protecti
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• Concrete
  ...d5a169e1fb4f3d1b997a3 Radionuclide content of concrete building blocks and radiation dose rates in some dwellings in Ibadan, Nigeria]</ref> Toxic substances may
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• Iron
  ...ction material, lead, it is much stronger mechanically. The attenuation of radiation as a function of energy is shown in the graph.
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• Effective Safety Training
  * Ionizing Radiation Exposure
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• Occupational injury
  ...[[machinery]], [[oxygen]]-free gases or spaces, [[poison]]ous [[gas]]es, [[radiation]], [[toxic]] materials, work on, near or under [[water]], work on, near or
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• Confined space
  • Radiation.
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• Laser safety
  == Laser radiation hazards == Laser radiation predominantly causes injury via thermal effects. Even moderately powered la
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• Cancer
  ...of [[carcinogens]], such as [[tobacco smoke]], [[electromagnetic radiation|radiation]], [[chemicals]], or [[pathogen|infectious agents]]. Other cancer-promoting ...usually treated with a combination of [[surgery]], [[chemotherapy]] and [[radiation therapy|radiotherapy]]. As research develops, treatments are becoming more
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• Physical hazard
  * [[Ionizing radiation|Ionising Radiation]] (alpha, beta, gamma, bremmstralung, X-ray) * [[Non-ionising radiation]] (electric fields, Infrared, Microwave, [[Magnetic field (disambiguation)|
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• Hazard symbol
  ...adiation]] sign||<span style="font-size:300%;">☢</span>||U+2622||[[Image:Radiation warning symbol.svg|80px|Radioactivity]] ...tion]] sign||<big><big>?</big></big>||<big><big>?</big></big>||[[Image:New radiation symbol ISO 21482.svg|80px|Radioactivity]]
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• Occupational hygiene
  ...both the types and possible exposures from hazards (e.g. noise, chemicals, radiation). The '''Walk Through Survey''' can be targeted or limited to particular h ...c measuring devices to measure noise, vibration, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, dust, solvents, gases, et cetera. Each device is often specifically desig
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• Right to know
  ...ords of monitoring and measurement of worker exposure to chemicals, noise, radiation, or other hazards. *Radiation exposure.
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• Cadmium
  ...um cut-off is about 0.5 eV.<ref>{{cite book |last=Knoll |first=G.F. |title=Radiation Detection and Measurement, 3rd edition |publisher=Wiley |year=1999 |isbn=97
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