The capsule emits “a considerable amount of radiation” equal to the natural radiation a person is exposed to in a year.
In Australia, where the largest frog was found the other day, a radioactive capsule was lost during transportation from a mining site. The government is looking for her.
As Welt reports, the size of the capsule is only six by eight millimeters. It may be somewhere between the mine north of the mining town of Newman and Malaga, a suburb of the Perth metropolis.
The chief sanitary officer of the region, Andrew Robertson, has issued an urgent warning about the dangers to health. It is noted that anyone who discovers something that looks like a tiny capsule should stay at least five meters away from it.
According to Robertson, the capsule emits “a fair amount of radiation.” In a radius of one meter, you can get exposure equal to about ten X-rays for one hour. A person is exposed to this amount of natural radiation throughout the year.
The fire brigade, Western Australian police, the Ministry of Health and experts were involved in the search for the lost capsule. Motorists traveling the Great Northern Highway have been asked to check their tyres. A radioactive capsule could get stuck in them.
What is happening in Australia
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