Radiation safety officer says SEMO radiation problem dates back to 1973 spill
Friday, January 12, 2007
A radiation spill in a radiochemistry lab at Southeast Missouri State University in 1973 wasn't properly cleaned up and led to radiation contamination in the lab and elsewhere in Magill Hall of Science, the school's radiation safety officer said Thursday.
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