Other Voices Jun 5, 2008
"It is only to be understood." Currie, who made numerous scientific discoveries in the early 1900s (including polonium and radium), was an optimistic learner. Nearly 100 years later, her findings continue to positively influence the work of subsequent generations of nuclear physicists and chemists. (Missouri Valley Times News, IA)
Did McCain Create an HDTV Monster? May 20, 2008
Marie Curie from exposure to radium, her greatest discovery. Jim Fixx, who on the health benefits of running, was killed by a heart attack at 52. (Slate)
These Shining Lives May 7, 2008
That sociological message is implicit within a story mostly comprising banter as the women apply radium to watch dials in a Chicago factory ... And a show about radium needs good lighting, which Justin Townsend sensitively provides. (Variety)
Owner set to close track May 7, 2008
However, neighborhood groups in Radium Springs and Putney complained to commissioners that noise at the track was disruptive and asked that they not grant Farnsworth s petition ... My next step is to file a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the county and a separate multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the Radium Springs Homeowners Association. (Albany Herald)
Radon: a radioactive gas, but do you want it in your home? Apr 13, 2008
Radon is derived from the radioactive decay of radium and is used in cancer treatment, as a tracer in leak detection, and in radiography. It comes from the natural decay of uranium that is found in nearly all soils. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Nuclear dump: family seeks answers on deaths Apr 12, 2008
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Cancer victims families may sue NSW govt Apr 12, 2008
"They missed massive amounts of radium contamination at No.7 because it was underneath the house," Mr Richardson said. He called on NSW Premier Morris Iemma to reveal the extent of the contamination and said the government should offer free medical testing to all the street's current and former residents. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Exposure To Low Levels Of Radon Appears To Reduce The Risk Of Lung Cancer, New Study Finds Mar 27, 2008
Home exposure to radon, a naturally occurring radioactive decay product of radium, has been thought to be the second leading cause of lung cancer, after cigarette smoking. Chemically inert, it can percolate out of the ground into basements. (Science Daily)
DPH comes to town Mar 22, 2008
The Newtown incident contributed to the DPH's subsequent preparing and distributing a fact sheet about uranium, a radioactive metal that occurs in "small amounts" and "naturally in rocks, soil, and water" and "is not stable but breaks down into other elements including radium and radon," according to information provided by the state agency. "It is not a radioactive risk, not a cancer risk," Mr. Toal said, adding, however, that it "can cause kidney damage" over the long term. (Brookfield Journal, CT)
Dona Ana County Seeks Firefighter Candidates Mar 22, 2008
As the Radium Springs wildfire showed, we have northern districts that get busy from time to time, said Jess Williams, county spokesman. Saturday the fire marshal's office hosts a physical training session for those interested in one of the new positions with the county. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Radium Springs Brush Fire Destroys Home, Continues Burning Mar 19, 2008
RADIUM SPRINGS WILDFIRE ... RADIUM SPRINGS, N.M. -- An emergency shelter has been created at the Radium Springs volunteer fire department, but because more than 100 residents showed up there, the community center had to be opened as well ... Theyve got a lot of brush around it so I'm really worried about them, said Radium Springs resident Holly Willemsma. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Colette Zito Mar 6, 2008
The engineers' responses to my numerous questions on case studies about removing and disposing of radium in water are topics for serious consideration ... I propose that all Pawling boards mobilize their strengths and capacities to finally resolve the decades-old water quality issues, as any radium level in our water supply is too much for our school children. (Pawling News Chronicle, NY)
Couple Reports Vandalism In Radium Springs Mar 4, 2008
RADIUM SPRINGS, N.M. -- The couple reporting a lack of a law enforcement response claims it has allowed a series of vandalisms to continue ... They told me to go out and try to remove the paint off of the building and then if the paint was removable that it wasn't considered vandalism, said Jenny Creager, who operates the Radium Springs post office that got hit. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
* World News Quick Take Feb 29, 2008
A box containing packets labeled "strontium," "radium" and "plutonium" was found in a cupboard in a language school, but officials said the materials were probably of low radiation. Jim Fraser, a spokesman for the local fire brigade, said "most schools have these sorts of materials for chemistry experiments and that sort of thing and it's really, really low risk.". (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
School Board continues budget process Feb 21, 2008
He also discussed how any radium in the water was not acceptable to some people who want the district to take steps to remove it all. He asked the board to allow him to continue working with Hahn Engineering to design a system for the district that would remove any health hazards as well as soften the water to protect the school's equipment. (Pawling News Chronicle, NY)
Super Bowl XLII: Digital Artists Tackle Commercials With Autodesk Solutions Feb 7, 2008
-- Radium shaped Toyota's Trike Race using Inferno. -- Semerad Post Production used Inferno and Flame to complete Ice Breaker's Autograph, ATip and NY Lotto's Everyone. (PR Newswire)
Big cleanup after massive truck collision in Rockies Feb 1, 2008
Traffic going east through Golden, B.C., was being diverted onto Highway 95 south to Radium, and then north on Highway 93 to Castle Junction. It was expected that the road might re-open late Thursday, but Parks Canada spokesperson Janet Klock said travellers should expect delays. (CBC.ca)
State tried to pass on contamination costs Feb 1, 2008
Joan and Gerald Conlan were paid $75,000 for their home at 9 Nelson Parade, nicknamed "Radium", and moved to Ryde ... The uranium smelter produced luminous radium, which was used to paint clock and watch faces ... The facility closed in 1916 due to a decline in demand for radium, and the smelter was dismantled soon afterwards. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Three die as 5 trucks collide in Rockies Feb 1, 2008
Traffic going east through Golden, B.C. was being diverted onto Highway 95 south to Radium, and then north on Highway 93 to Castle Junction. Recommend this article. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Check your home for Radon, a dangerous radioactive gas Jan 30, 2008
More definitively, Radon is a gaseous radioactive element having the symbol Rn, the atomic number 86, an atomic weight of 222, a melting point of -71C, a boiling point of -62C, and (depending on the source, there are between 20 and 25 isotopes of radon 20 cited in the chemical summary, 25 listed in the table of isotopes); it is an extremely toxic, colorless gas; it can be condensed to a transparent liquid and to an opaque, glowing solid; it is derived from the radioactive decay of radium and... (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
NSW Govt under pressure to explain nuke waste dump Jan 29, 2008
The Opposition says there used to be a uranium smelter on the site at Hunters Hill and tests show that there is still uranium, thorium and radium present in the soil. It says the State Government wants to sell the land and intends to send the radioactive material to an industrial dump in western Sydney, which is not authorised to take the waste. (ABC Online)
Iowans urged to test for radon Jan 24, 2008
The glaciers, which came down the Canadian Shield, carried rocks containing radium and were deposited into Iowa. These pulverized rocks have become the soils in Iowa and are the source for Iowa's high production of radon. (Kalona News, IA)
Arkport officials still looking to develop water district Jan 20, 2008
Gambino said there is a new mandated radium test, which costs 800 per quarter. l It was reported the library had 63 visitors, 46 children attended story time and donations were made in December. (Hornell Evening Tribune, NY)
Suffering for beauty has ancient roots Jan 11, 2008
The passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 and the subsequent formation of the FDA was the first step in bringing a patently dangerous era of arsenic complexion wafers, asthmatic health cigarettes, and radium bath salts to a close, at least in the U.S.. Cream of rat poisonUnfortunately, cosmetic quackery continued to trudge on for 30 more years, filling the marketplace with all manner of untested, unregulated products. (MSNBC -- Health)
Real estate value jumps $110 billion Jan 4, 2008
He said that around Radium Hot Springs and Invermere, up to 70 per cent of properties are now owned by Albertans. "Now, because [the east Kootenays] are getting so pricey, they're going further afield," Norton added. (Vancouver Sun)
Radium test to be done on well Dec 22, 2007
FREEPORT - The Freeport Water Commission is hiring a company to test one of the water system's source wells for radium ... A naturally occurring radioactive element, radium is present in varying amounts in rocks and soil within the earth's crust ... Small amounts of radium also can be found in groundwater supplies. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
County votes to buy acreage Dec 19, 2007
Together with the already- approved purchase of 220 acres of former Radium Springs Country Club land at a cost of $50,000 in local funds and $940,000 in grant funds the County Commission has created a seven-mile corridor of protected natural habitat along the river. The greenspace acquisitions come out to $335,786 in local funds and $1. (Albany Herald)
Brown County cities find water in Manitowoc Dec 13, 2007
Yet, the St. Peter sandstone aquifer that provided water to De Pere, Allouez, Howard, Bellevue, Lawrence and Ledgeview was drying up and the deeper communities drilled wells the more radium became an environmental issue. "Our only choice was to tap Lake Michigan," said Dave Vaclavik, general manager of the Central Brown County Water Authority, which is a coalition of the six communities that were faced with radium problems from their deep municipal wells ... Several cities that operate water... (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Village, school respond to water concerns Dec 6, 2007
Contributing to much of the apprehension among residents have been health department notices that went out earlier in the year warning that people who drink water containing alpha emitters and radium-226 or -228 in excess of the maximum contaminant level (MCL) allowed by the EPA over many years may have an increased risk of getting cancer ... Radium 226+228 levels taken over a four quarter average were detected at 6 picocuries per liter (pci/L) in June, topping the 5 pci/L MCL. Earlier in the... (Pawling News Chronicle, NY)
Water/wastewater official to retire Dec 4, 2007
Things like adding a softening plant to remove radium, testing for and monitoring an ever growing list of substances, and completing and filing required reports takes time and costs money, he added. During Uecker's tenure as water/wastewater superintendent, the village's population increased to more than 1,100. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Officials learn about water remediation Nov 24, 2007
Rick Zahnow, the east region sales manager for Water Remediation Technology, LLC (WRT), said during a 55-minute discussion that the company has a system that is designed to remove radium, which has been discovered in the water at the affected residences, as well as other decontaminants. He noted that, for example, it is being used in Oswego, Ill. (Brookfield Journal, CT)
State Sides With Waste Biz On Radioactive Waste Nov 16, 2007
Waste the company expects to accept at the landfill includes radium-tainted material from Denver, much of it left over from radium production in the city in the early 20th century and later used as fill dirt for streets and other construction projects. The company also plans to accept some low-level radioactive material from water treatment plants. (CBS 4, CO)
Angry residents want federal contamination study Nov 14, 2007
Toxic elements that have been found in the area include above-average levels of the radioactive metals radium and uranium, as well as arsenic, radon and lead. The town is now the site of the largest cleanup of radioactive soil in North American history. (CTV.ca)
Congress overrides water bill veto Nov 9, 2007
One such earmark will give the city of Goodview 3 million to help build a federally mandated radium filtration plant that is expected to cost more than 5 million ... Goodview radium filtration plant 3 million will fund federally mandated water treatment facility to remove naturally occurring radium in the city water supply. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Issue of fluoride in city's water may go before voters Oct 25, 2007
"It is a waste product of fertilizer production. Hydrofluosilicic acid is derived from pollution scrubbing operations. A common source is the processing of phosphate rock to make fertilizers. The rock also contains fluoride, silica and traces of heavy metal such as uranium, radium, radon and lead. When phosphate rock is treated with sulfuric acid, silicon tetrafluoride and hydrogen fluoride gases pass through scrubbers and react with water to form hydrofluosilicic acid. I have included a... (Elgin Courier, TX)
Workplace cancer a hidden toll Oct 23, 2007
The young women who painted the numbers were encouraged to sharpen the tips of their paintbrushes between their lips, absorbing huge amounts of radium and resulting in their deaths from radium poisoning, cancer of the mouth and jaw, as well as necrosis, fractures and anemia, writes Claudia Clark in Radium Girls. Labouring under the misapprehension that occupational cancer in a modern economy is rare, or that occupational health and safety regulations protect those exposed, governments have taken... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Pennsylvania DEP to Investigate Two Radium Contaminated Sites in Lock Haven; No Imminent Threat to Public Oct 20, 2007
Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection will oversee the investigation of two properties in Lock Haven where initial screening work has shown elevated levels of radium. Both properties -- a vacant lot at Piper Memorial Airport and Ron's Rental at 210 Third Ave. -- were used by the now-defunct Karnish Instruments to manufacture and repair aircraft instruments containing radium luminous paint ... " URS Corporation and Safety and Ecology Corporation will... (PR Newswire)
Radioactive Waste Found on 2012 London Park Oct 19, 2007
"A 10cm gauge dial face painted with radium-based luminous paint has been found in the north of the Olympic Park site alongside other very low-level readings in small isolated areas," a statement from the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) said on Thursday ... Several factories and workshops were known to be using radium paint between the 1930s and 1960s. (Planet Ark, United States)
Radiation found on 2012 land Oct 18, 2007
An old speedometer painted with radium-based luminous paint was found in the northern part of the site ... The Olympic site, in east London, includes a 100-year-old waste tip and several factories and workshops where it is known that radium paint was used between the 1930s and the 60s. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Radium plant costs rise for Goodview Oct 18, 2007
In 2005, the city estimated a 4 million cost for the plant, which will filter naturally occurring radium from Goodview s drinking water. Rising construction costs since 2005 are largely responsible for the increase, said Public Works director Greg Volkart. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Norwegian dentist falsified grant Oct 17, 2007
Eckbom chaired an commissioned by the Norwegian Radium Hospital and University of Oslo, both of which hosted Sudb research ... Kerry Grens Links within this article: Office of Research Integrity case summary S. Pincock, "Lancet study faked," The Scientist, January 16, 2006, Anders Ekbom Report from the investigation commission appointed by Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet MC and the University of Oslo S. Pincock, "Sudbo: repeat offender," The Scientist, July 3, 2006. (The Scientist)
Boulder's Badlands Oct 13, 2007
He feared the land might be radioactive, as he'd worked at a mill formerly on the site which had processed uranium ores for radium, and that closed in 1920. Cheaper uranium ore discovered in the Belgian Congo had caused the U.S. market to drop. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
Bright tumors, dim prospects Sep 14, 2007
Kidd presented the study's findings in Amsterdam in May at the meeting of the American Radium Society, the oldest society devoted to the study and treatment of cancer. The society gave Kidd one of three 2007 Young Oncologist Essay Awards and funded her travel to the conference. (EurekAlert!)
Village of Widows renewal Sep 4, 2007
PORT RADIUM, NWT He haunts the old mine like a bad memory, a persistent witness to Port Radium's tragic link to atomic bombs, the nuclear arms race and the slow deaths of dozens of his people ... line Land Corporation, Port Radium is a symbol of rebirth ... Under terms of an agreement signed in 2005, Port Radium is in the final stages of a $6. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Study Proves Rubber Granules in Artificial Turf Safe for the Environment Aug 31, 2007
These are further validated by a significant amount of research done by FIFA, SAPCA (Sports and Play Construction Association), the French Laboratory of Research & Control for Rubber & Plastics, The Dutch National Institute for Public Health & The Environment, The European Commission's Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment, The University of Dortmund Institute for Environmental Research, The Swiss Federal Authority of Health, The Norwegian Institute of Public Health,... (Primezone Releases)
Village seeks solutions to well contamination Aug 31, 2007
The well, located at the northern edge of Libby Lane, off Corbin Road, triggered a violation notice from the county, dated July 26, stating that average levels of radium 226 + 228 at the site, 6 picocuries per liter (pci/L) according to four quarterly samples taken at the site between September 2006 and June of this year, exceeded the maximum contaminant level (MCL) allowed by the EPA, 5 pci/L. ... Over a four-quarter average the site had exceeded the 15pci/L for the radiation by 1 pci/L. Radium... (Pawling News Chronicle, NY)
Trafficked women auctioned and locked up in brothels Aug 26, 2007
So far, 24 people have been arrested during Operation Radium, most on suspicion of immigration offences, and all have been bailed. No charges have yet been brought as a result of the operation, which is still gathering intelligence. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
New cancer weapon: nuclear nanocapsules Aug 24, 2007
Astatine, like radium and uranium, emits alpha particles via radioactive decay. Alpha particles, which contain two protons and two neutrons, are the most massive particles emitted as radiation. (EurekAlert!)
Cancer can't stop them from having fun Aug 18, 2007
The group's expedition down a portion of the Colorado River near Radium a small town about 120 miles northwest of Denver was the 19th installment of First Descents, and the first without Ludden running the show. With the program on the rise, he's taking himself out of the equation. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Knowing about contaminants can be key Aug 18, 2007
Radionuclides Uranium and radium are two of the main contaminants tested for. Most drinking water sources have very low levels of radioactive contaminants, most of which are naturally occurring, the Environmental Protection Agency Web site stated. (Fremont Tribune, NE)
Radiation Shuts One Town Well Bowling Green shuts down well due to high radiation levels Aug 18, 2007
But the alpha radiation requires precursors such as radium, which were not present in tests on the Bowling Green well, Town Manager Stephen Manster said. That leads him to believe the high levels stemmed from a testing error. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
What's in your mullet? Aug 1, 2007
"A Pensacola News Journal investigation, published in September 2003, found thousands of Pensacola and Gulf Breeze residents drank water laced with radium levels exceeding federal standards between 1996 and 2000 ... Companies released 39,017,089 pounds of toxins and carcinogens in the Pensacola and Perdido Bay area, the latest 2001 EPA data shows. The Gulf community where the companies are located ranked 17th in the nation among counties in toxic releases, spewing more toxins into the air than... (Pensacola News Journal)
Federal funds of $3 million approved for Goodview radium treatment plant Aug 1, 2007
Federal funds of 3 million approved for Goodview radium treatment plant ... A proposed 3 million earmark that would pay most of the cost to build Goodview s federally required radium water treatment plant passed its final major legislative hurdle Tuesday ... Goodview must have the radium filtration system in place by 2009 to meet standards established by the Environmental Protection Agency s Clean Water Act. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Road Graded For Residents In Radium Springs Jul 16, 2007
LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Faulkner Canyon Road road in Radium Springs is open to motorists after Dona Ana crews carved out a driving path after rain from the nearby mountain spilled over onto the main road. Many of the residents had been holed up in their homes since Thursday when the rain spilled over onto Faulkner Canyon Road. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Goodview officials say they’re concerned about how to prepare budget with dwindling savings Jul 12, 2007
Exhibit A, he said, is the planned radium filtration system for Goodview s water, made necessary by a change in water standards by the Environmental Protection Agency. Everybody s got a mandate above us, but nobody s providing the funding for it, Brinkman said. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Former congressman recounts quest for living POWs in new book Jul 7, 2007
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Water treatment plans continue Jul 3, 2007
City officials are forging ahead with preliminary plans for a new, 4 million radium treatment facility, even as a funding stream for the project remains uncertain ... Radium levels in Goodview s water exceed standards established the Environmental Protection Agency s Clean Water Act ... Under pressure from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, city officials are obligated to begin water treatment to reduce radium levels by July 2009. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Radon results expected soon Jun 27, 2007
Radon is created by decaying radium and can seep into buildings and cause lung cancer and other severe health problems after long-term exposure, from eight to 20 years of inhalation. nowing what I know about radon, I was interested in finding out, the county employee said. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Drifting icebergs are hotspots of life Jun 23, 2007
"What is novel about the study is the use of radium isotopes to establish clearly the influence of" the material in the water and estimating the area it influenced, said Smith, who was also not part of the research team. The researchers closely studied icebergs W-86 and A-52 in the Weddell Sea, adjacent to Antarctica and southeast of the southern tip of South America. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
Raina: India Steals a March Jun 21, 2007
Likewise, was Madame Curie looking for Radium. No. Yet imagine medical science without that discovery. (Zmag.org)
Radionuclides in village well found above limit in 2006 Jun 16, 2007
Aside from testing for gross alpha particles, the study also monitors for approximately 90 other contaminants, including nitrates, radium isotopes Ra-226 and Ra-228, a variety of beta and photon emitters, and uranium isotopes U-234, U-235, and U-238. According to the village's Annual Drinking Water Quality Report for 2006 on file at the village hall, five contaminants were detected in the water system last year, though only two of those contaminants were at a level higher than the state allows. (Pawling News Chronicle, NY)
Water wake-up for region Jun 15, 2007
The city has been pumping more water out of its deep wells than the wells can recharge, and the declining water table has led to rising levels of possibly cancer-causing radium. The city faces an order from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to reduce radium to acceptable levels. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Radioactive phosphate waste should not be used in roadbeds Jun 14, 2007
Phosphogypsum has no economic value because of its high radium content ... Radium can leach from gypsum stacks into subsurface aquifers, and it can be absorbed by plants, consumed by livestock and wildlife and work its way through the food chain to humans ... Radium from phosphogypsum stacks has a 1,630-year half-life and will likely remain a public health risk for generations to come. (Herald-Tribune)
Order of Australia Jun 11, 2007
Mr Kevin Robert KAKOSCHKE, Kurralta Park, SA. For service to the community through the preservation of the history of Radium Hill. Ms Gwenda Dawn KAPPE, Kangaroo Island, SA. For service to the community of Kangaroo Island through a range of welfare, charitable and cultural organisations. (The Age, Australia)
Goodview finalizes utility project Jun 5, 2007
That noncompliance could lead to pollution problems, something in the forefront of the council members minds after the city s struggle to eliminate radium from its water supply. Goodview Mayor Jack Weimerskirch said after 15 years of putting the Woodhaven project on the back burner, it was necessary to finally move forward. (Winona Daily News, MN)
