Sources of Radiation Exposure
The name of the piece of equipment the radiation came from
Radiation Therapy Machine
The types of surveys that were conducted for cleanup efforts
Aeirial and car surveys
The immediate health effects of radiation exposures were
Nausea, vomiting, skin burns
Types of surveys that were conducted for cleanup efforts
Aerial and car surveys
The name of the machine that contained the source of radiation
Radiation therapy machine
The name of the radioactive material that was in the machine
Caesium chloride or cesium 137
The amount of workers that helped find the different contamination
550
The long-term health risks were incidences of
Breast cancer
Number of workers that helped cleanup Goiânia
550
The radioactive material that was inside the machine was called
Cesium chloride
The amount of grams of caesium chloride
93
The location of the radioactive waste
Repository site on the outskirts of Goaiânia
The environmenatal elements that were affected were the
Soil, water, and air
The place where the radioactive material is now stored
Repository site on the outskirts of the city
The amount of grams the capsule contained of cesium chloride
93
The name of the radioisotope of caesium chloride
caesium-137
The amount of years the radioactive waste needs to be isolated
300 years
Mental health effects of this incident were
Psychological distress and anxiety
Number of years the waste must be isolated
300
The name of the radioisotope of cesium chloride
Cesium-137