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RADIUM is not only a valuable but also a very dangerous substance. If, during an air raid, any quantity of radium was dispersed by violence, the buildings in which it was dispersed, as well as a considerable area surrounding the buildings, would be for many years to come a menace to any people who inhabited them. One-hundredth of a milligram would probably be fatal if inhaled.
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STEBBING, G. Storage of Radium in War Time. Nature 143, 644 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/143644a0
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