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Glowing Cesium: The Radiological Tragedy of the Goiânia Accident: Scavengers, Isotopes, and the Lethal Medical Negligence in Urban Brazil, 1987
By Timothy Li
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By Timothy Li
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In 1987, two scavengers searching for scrap metal in an abandoned radiotherapy clinic in Goiânia, Brazil, stumbled upon a heavy lead capsule. They pried it open and discovered a mesmerizing, highly luminescent blue powder. Fascinated by the glowing substance, they took it home, shared it with friends, and even allowed children to rub it on their skin like magical carnival dust.They had unknowingly cracked open a highly radioactive source of Cesium-137. Within days, dozens of people fell vio...