UNSCEAR 1958 Report

Report of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation

The UNSCEAR 1958 Report is comprised the main text of the 1958 report to the General Assembly (A/3838 + Corr.) and nine scientific annexes.

Report to the General Assembly with Scientific Annexes

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The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) assesses the levels and effects of exposure to ionizing radiation. UNSCEAR’s scientific findings underpin radiation risk evaluation and international protection standards.

This publication provides the supporting scientific assessment for UNSCEAR’s 1958 report to the General Assembly and includes the Report to the General Assembly with short overviews of the materials and conclusions contained in the scientific annexes.

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Annex A - Definitions of Quantities, Units and Symbols

Annex B - Radiation from Natural Sources

Annex C - Man-made Sources

Annex D - Environmental Contamination

Annex E - Methods of Measurement

Annex F - Fundamental Radiobiology

Annex G - Mammalian Somatic Effects

Annex H - The Genetic Effects of Radiation

Annex I - List of reports submitted to the Committee