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India’s radiation victim dies

Indian Man Dies After Radiation Exposure, New York Times, By JIM YARDLEYPublished: April 27, 2010, NEW DELHI — A man hospitalized for radiation exposure died Monday night from multiple organ failure, the first fatality stemming from a major case of radiation exposure earlier this month that forced authorities to temporarily cordon off an industrial area near the heart of the national capital…..Rajender, 35, was one of seven people hospitalized after being exposed to radioactive materials at scrap metal shops in an industrial area known as Mayapuri, located barely 10 miles from India’s Parliament.

Indian officials believe the source of the radiation was a piece or pieces of outdated medical equipment hidden in a shipment of scrap metal imported from overseas. Indian Man Dies After Radiation Exposure – NYTimes.com

April 28, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, India | antinuclear, nuclear, radiation, radioactive