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Explore Outdoor Sources of Radiation

Click on different parts of the image below, or on one of the links below the image, to explore the park, construction sites, mines, and waste sites to learn about radiation sources you may encounter in your everyday life.

Learn about radiation sources you might encounter outdoorsLearn about sources of natural radiation at the parkLearn about radiation sources at construction sitesLearn about radiation and mining activitiesLearn about radiation sources at waste sites

Bring radiation basics into the classroom!

EPA's Radiation Education Activities are designed to help increase awareness and understanding of radiation concepts among middle and high school students. The activities introduce basic concepts of radiation, non-ionizing and ionizing radiation, radiation protection, radioactive atoms and radioactive decay. 

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