Radiation kills scrap dealer in New Delhi
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April 30, 2010, Friday
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A SCRAP dealer who dismantled a machine once used by the chemistry class of a major Indian university died of radioactive poisoning, police said yesterday, raising concerns about the country's ability to safely dispose of hazardous waste.
The dealer died on Monday in New Delhi after being among workers who sawed open a gamma cell that Delhi University had auctioned off in February, a police statement said. Seven other workers are being treated for radiation exposure.
Police traced the cell to the school's chemistry laboratory, where it had been lying around unused for more than 25 years. Students had used it in the 1970s to study the radiation effects of various chemicals. Delhi University Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental apologized yesterday and accepted "moral responsibility" for the lax manner in which the radioactive equipment had been handled.
The dealer died on Monday in New Delhi after being among workers who sawed open a gamma cell that Delhi University had auctioned off in February, a police statement said. Seven other workers are being treated for radiation exposure.
Police traced the cell to the school's chemistry laboratory, where it had been lying around unused for more than 25 years. Students had used it in the 1970s to study the radiation effects of various chemicals. Delhi University Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental apologized yesterday and accepted "moral responsibility" for the lax manner in which the radioactive equipment had been handled.
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