Radioactive Pollution of Water

Radioactive pollution:

• Radioactivity is a property of certain elements to spontaneously emit particles or waves. The phenomenon arises as a virtue of their unstable nuclei.
• 3 types of radioactive emissions occur:

1. 1. Alpha- positive charge bearing helium atom
   2. Beta- negatively charged electrons
   3. Gamma- electromagnetic radiations

• Such radioactive elements occur naturally in the earth’s crust. However, these elements find myriad applications such as nuclear power generation, research and development, in medical equipment like X-ray scanners and MRIs, etc.
• The radioactive isotopes from these anthropogenic sources tend to enter the natural e