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[rlgeerrobbins]

The Radium Girls: A Fight for Justice and Change

This post contains some affiliate links Friends, The tale of the Radium Girls is a horror story wrapped in a cautionary tale, shining a spotlight on the dark side of American industrial history. Picture this: young women in the early 20th century, excited to work at the Radium Dial Company, where they were told they could paint watch dials with a magical substance that glowed in the dark! Who…

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[midnightmemehistorian]

OMG you guys I just learned about Radithor the energy drink that was popular in the 1920s and its literally the most terrifying thing Ive ever heard of it contained radioactive radium and thorium which caused some pretty horrific side effects including melted bones and death like what even is thatwatch full video: https://youtu.be/aEcAsaEn2tc?list=PLjBgcvtYPpORE75rfTGw-tot-YdUQkOvo

[midnightmemehistorian]

omg you guys i just learned about radithor the banned energy drink from the 20s that literally melted peoples bones from the inside out it was marketed as a health tonic and people thought it was a miracle cure but in reality it was just radioactive water anyone else hear about this crazy storywatch full video: https://youtu.be/aEcAsaEn2tc?list=PLjBgcvtYPpORE75rfTGw-tot-YdUQkOvo

[medicatrix-naturae]

[quimbysbookstorenyc-blog]

Short but whoa, this little book knocked me out. Radiation poisoning & elephant electrocution. You have to read it. #novelette #coneyisland #radiationpoisoning @quimbysbookstorenyc #brooklynbookstore #williamsburgbrooklyn (at Quimby's Bookstore NYC)

[christianandnerdy]

ONLY 10 CENTS?!!! Nowadays a trip to mars would be beyond expensive. #Repost @nvborneo ・・・ #MarsIsForSuckers #RadiationPoisoning #MutantKids #ElonMusk #SpaceHustle #DontFallForIt #GoAtYourRisk #ProfitsOverPeople #LaughInTheDark #JoinUsInSpace

[revolutionrosen]

Content Notice: Mentions of #environmentalracism, #radiationpoisoning, #childhoodcancer. End of Content Notice. Image Description: A bright yellow hazard sign symbolizes and reads, "Danger: radioactive material." End of Image Description. Part 9 of "Turkey Point Radioactive Waste Harms Residents’ Health" by Tena Gordon (@reformistrevolutionaryrose): References Armistead, T. F.  (2016, March 14).  Canal leaks threaten Miami water.  ENR: Engineering News-Record, 8-9.  Retrieved from http://enr.com Brown, J., & Sternglass, E.  (2003, April 9).  Childhood cancer in South Florida study finds cause in nuclear plant radiation emissions - Drinking water most likely source [Press release].  Retrieved from http://www.radiation.org/spotlight/florida.html Bullard, R. D.  (1994). Overcoming racism in environmental decisionmaking [Cover story]. Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, 36(4), 10-44.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00139157.1994.9929997 Florida Power & Light Company.  (2016).  Frequently asked questions [Article].  In Nuclear.’ Retrieved from https://www.fpl.com/clean-energy/nuclear/turkey-point-faq.html Hansen, T.  (2008, January).  Best of the year.  Power Engineering, 112(1), 28-38. Retrieved from http://www.power-eng.com/index.html Hines, R. I.  (2015).  The price of pollution:  The struggle for environmental justice in Mossville, Louisiana.  Western Journal of Black Studies, 39(3), 198-208.  Retrieved from http://public.wsu.edu/~wjbs/ Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. (2016). Radiation sickness [Article].  In Diseases and Conditions. Retrieved from http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/radiation-sickness/basics/symptoms/con-20022901 U.S. Census Bureau.  (2010). QuickFacts [Table]. Retrieved from http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table RHI125215/12,12086,1232275 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.  (2015, March).  Construction and operation of TurkeyPoint Nuclear Plant Units 6 & 7:  Draft environmental impact statement reader’s guide[Guide].  Retrieved from http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/col/turkeypoint/documents.html. End of Part 9 (Final Part for now).

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Be Safe - Kaleidoscopic (12)

Nuclear Engineer: “Alarm bells” are going off over Fukushima plume coming to US West Coast — People will be dying from radiation that’s flowing across Pacific — Massive amounts of nuclear waste are flowing into ocean every day, and will for more than a century — “We’ve contaminated the biggest source of water on planet, and there’s no way to stop it”