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In Clemente Conditions
Radioactive, cancer-causing tritium leaks into California groundwater |
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18 Aug 2006 |
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| In Clemente Conditions Radioactive, cancer-causing tritium leaks into California groundwater Tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen that can cause cancer, miscarriages, and birth defects, has leaked from a nuclear power plant near San Clemente, Calif. Groundwater tested at up to 330,000 picocuries of tritium per liter; we don't know what a picocurie is, but California's public- ... |
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| Topics: California, news, nuclear power, Pacific Ocean, toxics, water pollution (all these topics) |
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