Disaster, Series 3, Deadly Metal
In 1983, a radiotherapy machine was accidentally sold to a scrapyard in Mexico and cut open. The result has been described as the worst radioactive spillage in North America. Workers suffered vomiting, skin lesions, and sterility.
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Other Authors: | Infobase,, BBC (Firm) |
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Format: | Video |
Language: | English |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
BBC,
[1999]
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1 online resource (1 video file (27 min., 16 sec)) : sound. |
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Disaster: Series 3.
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