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 Sands of cancer [1]

monazite sands containing highly radioactive thorium are altering the dna sequences of local population of Kerala's Chavara-Neendakara coastal belt

Publication Date: 
30/10/2002
Down to Earth [2]
Tags:
Thorium [3], Health Effects [4], Cancer [5], Radiation [6], India [7], Kerala [8]

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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala