Surprise! Radioactive Water Jugs Not as Healthy as Advertised

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 07:35 in Health & Medicine

You could probably guess why the Revigator, a uranium-lined, early-20th century drinking-water jar, was a serious health risk—and you’d be wrong. Radioactivity was only a minor part of the problem, a new study says.

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