Please help me answer these questions as a letter to my community.
- What is background radiation?
- What are the major sources of background radiation?
- How is background radiation measured?
- What are two elements that produce background radiation on earth and what do their decay equations look like?
- What dangers does background radiation pose to humans?
- Do certain areas of the country have higher levels of background radiation than others? If so, identify these areas and compare the background radiation levels.