Applications of Isotopes and Radiation in Agriculture*
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When people think of atomic energy they often have nuclear reactors in mind. Few, however, realize that another aspect of atomic energy has changed their daily lives during the last 20 or 30 years. When the International Atomic Energy Agency came into being in 1957, one of its major initial objectives was to promote the wider use of radioisotopes and radiation sources in research, industry, agriculture and medicine. Today few people are aware of the extent to which this objective has been achieved. For example, radioisotopes and controlled radiation are used to improve food crops, preserve food, determine groundwater resources, sterilize medical supplies, analyse hormones, X-ray pipelines, control industrial processes and study environmental pollution. A great many of the objects we use in our daily life have in some way benefited from radiation during their production.
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