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What is the radioactive capsule missing in WA used for and how dangerous is it?

As authorities scour the desert for the missing source, here’s what we know about how it works and what threat it poses to humans

The Guardian - AU

Tiny radioactive capsule lost in Australian outback carries the equivalent of 10 X-ray blasts as fears mount it could be picked up by passing traffic

The item, which is 6 mm by 8 mm in size, may have been caught in the tires of passing vehicles and taken off track to where teams are searching.

Fortune

Rio Tinto "sorry for alarm" amid search for tiny radioactive capsule missing in Australia

The exposure risk was low, but it "could cause radiation burns or radiation sickness," authorities in Western Australia said.

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A tiny radioactive capsule is lost on a highway in Western Australia. Here's what you need to know

On January 12 a truck pulled out of Rio Tinto’s Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia and drove 1,400km south to Perth, arriving on January 16.

The Conversation

A small radioactive capsule has been lost in Western Australia. Here's how authorities plan to find it

It has been five days since authorities found out a dangerous radioactive capsule was missing in Western Australia, but search efforts to find the tiny device across a 1,400 kilometre distance are ongoing.

ABC News

Rio Tinto apologises for loss of tiny radioactive capsule in Australian outback

Rio Tinto Ltd apologised on Monday for the loss of a tiny radioactive capsule that has sparked a radiation alert across parts of the vast state of Western Australia.

Reuters

Australian mining company apologises for losing highly radioactive capsule on 1,400km stretch of road

Caesium-137 source emits a radiation amount that is equal to receiving 10 X-rays in an hour

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Search stepped up for potentially deadly radioactive capsule lost in Western Australia

Authorities have conceded the capsule of highly radioactive material may never be found after disappearing on a 1400km journey

The Guardian - AU

Warning as cancer-causing radioactive capsule lost in Australia

Tiny Caesium-137 capsule reported missing more than two weeks after being transported from mining site

The Independent UK

Radioactive capsule's loss in Western Australia described as 'highly unusual' as authorities urge public to keep their distance

Authorities are continuing to desperately search for a radioactive capsule — which can cause severe burns and other health problems — along a 1,400-kilometre stretch of road in Western Australia.

ABC News

Missing radioactive capsule: WA officials admit it was weeks before anyone realised it was lost

Fire and Emergency Services official says capsule left Rio Tinto mine site on 10 January but was not found missing for 15 days

The Guardian - AU

Search underway for radioactive capsule missing in Australia

Parts of Western Australia were under a radiation alert on Saturday after authorities said a radioactive capsule used in mining was lost en-route to the state's capital, Perth.

Reuters

WHO advising governments to stockpile medicines for 'nuclear emergencies' after the EU's latest warning on Putin

Many countries are underprepared, according to the document which advises how to treat radiation and nuclear exposure.

Fortune

Outback hunt for lost radioactive capsule

An urgent health warning has been issued in Western Australia after a radioactive capsule went missing on a 1400km journey from a mine to Perth.

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Urgent public health warning issued over lost radioactive capsule in Western Australia

WA authorities are desperate to find a tiny, silver capsule emitting dangerous amounts of radiation which was lost while being transferred from a mine site.

ABC News

Cancer Council applauds beach cabana popularity amid high Queensland skin cancer rates

The explosion of beach cabanas across Queensland beaches may be a sign that sun safety messaging is cutting through, but the Cancer Council warns a shelter alone is not enough to protect people from harmful UV radiation.

Daily Mirror

UV nail dryers could damage DNA and cause permanent mutations, new study claims

Despite researchers for years suspecting the UV light used to set gel manicures may have dangerous side effects, this is the first study that has shown cell damage

Radio France Internationale

French uranium mine leaves 20 million tonnes of radioactive waste in Niger

Niger’s northern town of Arlit has been left wallowing in 20 million tonnes of radioactive waste after a uranium mine run by French company Orano (formerly Areva) closed down. People living in the area are exposed to levels of radiation above the limits recommended by health experts.

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The Conversation

Fukushima to release contaminated water – an expert explains why this could be the best option

Over ten years ago, a tsunami triggered a disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on Japan’s east coast. After the accident, large amounts of radioactivity contaminated the ocean leading to the imposition of a marine exclusion zone and huge reputational damage to the regional fishing industry.

Salon

What to know about cellphone radiation

A guide to some of the most common health questions people ask about cellphone radiation

The Independent UK

Lethal radiation from space played role in Earth’s biggest mass extinction, study finds

Radiation may have made plants less easily digestible, creating even more hostile environment for herbivores, study says

The Independent UK

Lethal UV radiation pulse from space played important role in Earth’s biggest mass extinction event – study

Radiation may have made plants less easily digestible, creating even more hostile environment for herbivores, study says

Wales Online

Age-checking child asylum seekers with X-rays could put them at risk, experts warn

Advisers say it could put them at risk from radiation and cause distress and said no checks could predict an age "with precision"

WEKU

The ozone layer is on track to recover in the coming decades, the United Nations says

The ozone layer is a thin shield in the stratosphere that protects humans and the environment from harmful levels of the sun's ultraviolet radiation.

Tribune News Service

Earth’s ozone layer is healing, UN report finds

The depleted ozone layer that shields Earth from harmful UV radiation will be healed by mid-century, a new United Nations report stated on Monday.

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