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  Bioagent Detector Guide Aids First Responder Purchasing

  July 27, 2005 — Ever since envelopes containing anthrax bacteria were mailed to Congressional and media offices in 2001 causing several deaths, many first responder departments have worked to improve their ability ... > full story
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  Nuclear Weapons Continue To Pose A Serious Health Risk In Europe

  July 26, 2005 — Nuclear weapons in various European countries, particularly Russia, pose a serious threat to health, argues a letter in this week's British Medical ... > full story
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  Sandia Completes Depleted Uranium Study; Serious Health Risks Not Found

  July 24, 2005 — Sandia National Laboratories has completed a two-year study of the potential health effects associated with accidental exposure to depleted uranium (DU) during the 1991 Gulf War. The study concluded ... > full story
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  Sandia Develops Secure Wireless Technology

  July 1, 2005 — Sandia National Laboratories in cooperation with Time Domain Corporation and KoolSpan Inc. has developed a secure wireless Ultra Wideband (UWB) data communication network that can be used to help ... > full story
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  Brookhaven Scientists Develop Method To Remove Uranium From Contaminated Steel Surfaces

  July 1, 2005 — Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, Center for Environmental and Molecular Sciences, and Stony Brook University (SBU) have developed a simple, safe method ... > full story
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  AAAS Expert Proposes 'Layered Defense' To Protect Against Smuggled Nuclear Materials

  June 22, 2005 — Benn Tannenbaum, a senior program associate with the AAAS Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy, was invited by members of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack ... > full story
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  Study Shows Importance Of Exposure Age For Hanford Nuclear Workers' Cancer Risk

  June 20, 2005 — The ages at which workers are exposed to low doses of ionizing radiation apparently make a difference in whether they will develop cancer, according to a new University of North Carolina at Chapel ... > full story
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  A Rare-Earth Approach To Tracking Erosion

  June 19, 2005 — Two Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists believe that rare-earth elements may be the best tool for tracking--and pinpointing sources of--costly soil erosion. Hydrologist John Zhang and ... > full story
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  PET/CT Can Identify New Cancer Lesions At Early Stage, Allowing For Prompt Treatment

  May 28, 2005 — A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Md., reports that whole-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scans may help physicians identify ... > full story
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  New Alloy May Hold Key To Safer Disposal Of Spent Nuclear Fuel

  May 13, 2005 — A new alloy developed and patented by researchers at Lehigh and two national laboratories could help the U.S. dispose more safely of 50,000 tons of spent nuclear energy fuel that are now stored at ... > full story

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