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Decay: the process that occurs when one isotope changes to another isotope

Dose: amount of ionizing radiation received

Dragline: mining machine used for excavating or dredging; has an endless belt of buckets that are drawn towards the machine in the digging operation; the material is deposited on conveyor belts

Drainage basin: the area whose surface water flows into a single stream or network of streams

Drift: unstratified glacial sediment of any kind