Radiation hazards explained

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: May 4, 1986 | Copyright information

The Soviet nuclear disaster raises concerns about the hazards of radiation. In a series of interviews with experts, including Edward W. Webster, chief of radiation sciences at Massachusetts General Hospital and a professor at Harvard Medical School in Boston, United Press International compiled the following explanations:

Q. What types of radioactive substances could have been released?

A. Included among more than 50 radioactive materials that could have been released are five that pose the most concern: xenon, krypton, radioactive iodine, cesium and strontium. Xenon and krypton would be ...

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