Decay Product

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007410",
  "term": "Decay Product",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Isotope formed by the radioactive decay of some other isotope. This newly formed isotope possesses physical and chemical properties that are different from those of its parent isotope, and may also be radioactive.\n\n2. Atoms formed and the energy and particles emitted as radioactive material decays to reach a stable form.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR Appendix A to Part 300 (CFR 2013)",
    "Radiation Protection Radiation Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/decay-product/"
}