Mighty mica: synthetic clay remediates radium. (Innovations). From: Environmental Health Perspectives | Date: September 1, 2002| Author: Frazer, Lance | COPYRIGHT 2002 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Radium is a serious contamination problem in many areas of the United States. A naturally occurring decay product of uranium, radium can break down into radon gas, a highly carcinogenic, colorless, odorless gas. Because it is highly water soluble, radium travels easily into groundwater in areas where it occurs more plentifully in the bedrock. Once in the body, it reacts much like calcium; bonding with bones, it can cause anemia, cataracts, bone cancer, and death.

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