Radioactive Metals Found in Recliners, Handbags Due to Recycling Contamination


	Radioactive Metals Found in Recliners, Handbags Due to Recycling Contamination

disenchantedcitizen

6-11-2009 9:31 AM

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radioactive waste, radioactive contamination, recycling, human incompetence, health

disenchantedcitizen says:

This is exactly why we cannot believe that radioactive waste will ever be completely disposed of properly.

On the plus side we could be slowly building up our immunity to radioactive materials.

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