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The Division of Environmental Health
licenses, certifications, and permits
Learn more about the Division of
Environmental Health
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We work to
protect the public and the environment
from the harmful effects of radiation.
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Consultation and general technical assistance is available for
Monitors and measures levels of radiation in the air, water, soils, foods and the
environment.
Licenses and inspects radioactive materials used in industry,
research and in the healing arts.
Guide the department's
response to a major accident involving radiation by coordinating all
actions taken to protect the public from radiation exposure.
Enforces compliance with the federal and state Clean Air Acts for radionuclides
at nuclear facilities statewide.
Licenses and regulates the commercial low-level radioactive waste
disposal site, uranium millsite, and radioactive waste
processor.
Regulates
machine generated sources of radiation.
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The Department of Health and the Use of Full Body
X-Ray Screening at Airports
The
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has introduced the use of
full body X-ray scans at airports. As the TSA is a federal agency, the
Washington State Department of Health has no regulatory authority over
the federal government's use of X-ray producing devices in our state.
A person
on a cross-country
flight receives about 2 millirem of cosmic radiation.
In terms of the radiation exposure, the maximum exposure from a
security scan using the full body scans is 0.025 millirem per scan.
This very low exposure level is
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206-NUCLEAR
24 Hour Hotline
Complying with Regulations
Data Collection and Use
Radiological Emergency Planning
Radon Issues
Consultation
and Technical Assistance
Contact the person listed for consultation and technical assistance.
If your request is more appropriately handled by a consultant, lists of
commercial consultants and technical resources are available at:
Radiation Information
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We have known about radiation since the discovery of X-rays and
radioactivity in the 1890's. Both its harmful effects and its
beneficial health uses became better known as technology advanced
and radioactive materials and machine generated radiation came into
wider use.
Radiation is both natural and human-made. Our surroundings,
behaviors, medical needs and even our diets expose us to radiation.
Controlling excessive exposure to radiation is necessary to
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-Electromagnetic Fields
(EMF)
-Microwave Ovens
-Mobile Phones
Medical Professions -
Licensing, Certification and Registration
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