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Natural background ionizing radiation is present everywhere on Earth.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that natural background ionizing radiation is present everywhere on Earth?

Unclear. Several peer-reviewed sources treat natural background ionizing radiation as a constant, Earth-wide phenomenon affecting organisms and populations, but none directly measures or asserts its presence at every point on Earth.

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THE ROLE OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC ENHANCED BACKGROUND RADIATION OF THE EARTH IN THE PROBLEM OF RADIATION DAMAGE
2015
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THE ROLE OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC ENHANCED BACKGROUND RADIATION OF THE EARTH IN THE PROBLEM OF RADIATION DAMAGE. (2015). tb.chdu.edu.ua. http://tb.chdu.edu.ua/article/view/48084

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Influence of ionizing radiations of gamma background of Earth and natural radionuclide 40K on growth, development and physiological processes of plants
2011
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Influence of ionizing radiations of gamma background of Earth and natural radionuclide 40K on growth, development and physiological processes of plants. (2011). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-011-9366-1

Cancer Mortality Among People Living in Areas With Various Levels of Natural Background Radiation
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Cancer Mortality Among People Living in Areas With Various Levels of Natural Background Radiation. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1177/1559325815592391

The inhabitants health status in high and low natural background radiation areas in Ramsar, north of Iran
2004
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(Ph.D), A., (M.D), F., H.Mozdarani(Ph.D), & (Ph.D), M. (2004). The inhabitants health status in high and low natural background radiation areas in Ramsar, north of Iran. goums.ac.ir. http://goums.ac.ir/journal/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-169&slc_lang=en&sid=1

Transcriptome analysis reveals a stress response of Shewanella oneidensis deprived of background levels of ionizing radiation
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Transcriptome analysis reveals a stress response of Shewanella oneidensis deprived of background levels of ionizing radiation. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196472

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Transcriptome analysis reveals a stress response of Shewanella oneidensis deprived of background levels of ionizing radiation.
2018
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Castillo, H., Li, X., Schilkey, F., & Smith, G. B. (2018). Transcriptome analysis reveals a stress response of Shewanella oneidensis deprived of background levels of ionizing radiation.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196472

High Natural Background Radiation Areas: A Literature Review that Reveals Systematic Adaptive Response but Controversial Data With Single Dose
2025
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Restier-Verlet, J., Devic, C., Bellemou, C., Bourguignon, M., & Foray, N. (2025). High Natural Background Radiation Areas: A Literature Review that Reveals Systematic Adaptive Response but Controversial Data With Single Dose. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1177/15593258251330680

Radiological Assessment of Background Ionizing Radiation Exposure Rates from Solid Mineral Mining Sites in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria
2023
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Radiological Assessment of Background Ionizing Radiation Exposure Rates from Solid Mineral Mining Sites in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. (2023). hal.science. https://hal.science/hal-05186068v1

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