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Jordan's fossil water source has high radiation levels

Ancient groundwater being tapped by Jordan, one of the 10 most water-deprived nations in the world, has been found to contain twenty times the radiation considered safe for drinking water in a new study by an international ...

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created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 1

Analysis shows exposure to ash from TVA spill could have 'severe health implications'

(PhysOrg.com) -- A report by Duke University scientists who analyzed water and ash samples from last month’s coal sludge spill in eastern Tennessee concludes that “exposure to radium- and arsenic-containing ...

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created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 5