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Answer to Question #178 Submitted to "Ask the Experts"Category: Environmental and Background Radiation — General The following question was answered by an expert in the appropriate field: Q
What is the dose of daily natural background radiation?
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The daily dose of natural background radiation is less than 1 mrem. For a more detailed discussion of the doses and the sources of natural exposure go to http://www.rerf.or.jp/eigo/glossary/backgrou.htm. This information is taken from Report No. 94 of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.
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