Medical isotopes the likely cause of radiation in Ottawa waste
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 - 23:35
in Physics & Chemistry
The sludge that was quarantined near the Canadian border tested positive for radiation because of the presence of a medical isotope, according to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
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