Number	24346
Subject	Radiation
Source	Scripps Howard News Service
State	DC
Year	2009
Publication Date	06/03/2009; 08/05/2009;
Summary	Radioactive materials are being found in common consumer items because radioactive devices used in manufacturing and medicine are often mixing with scrap metal for use in large varieties of other products. "Recycled Radiation" outlines the findings from the Nuclear Material Events Database.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	37
Keywords	radioactive; material; products; consumers; scrap; metal; recycled; exposure; manufacturing; medicine; Mexico; transport; oversight; disposal; waste;
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