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Human activities that increase the exposure of individuals or the number of individuals so exposed either by introducing new sources or pathways or individuals, or by modifying pathways of exposure from existing sources.

(Adapted from ICRP Publication 103, 2007)

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from ICRP Publication 103, 2007

Human actions increasing exposure either by introducing whole new blocks of sources, pathways, and individuals, or by modifying the network of pathways from existing sources to individuals and thus increasing the exposure of individuals or the number of individuals so exposed.