Which scientist died from exposure to radioactive materials due to poor safety procedures in the early years of radiation research?
Rosalind Franklin
Albert Einstein
Marie Curie
Isaac Newton
What caused the death of UCLA researcher Sheri Sangji in 2008?
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Chemical burn from tert-butyllithium
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Mercury vapor exposure
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Explosion from nitrogen
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Radiation leak
The 2010 Texas Tech explosion occured during experiments on what type of material?
Plastics
Metals
Energetic/explosive compounds
Biological samples
Which accident involved a chemist Karen Wetterhahn, who died after exposure to highly toxic dimethylmercury?
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Radiation overdose
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Skin absorption of mercury compound
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Explosion incident
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Chemical fire
Which accident involved a researcher who lost her fingers due to improper handling of explosives?
UCLA 2008
Harvard 1996
Caltech 2005
University of Missouri 2010
In 1999 Tokaimura nuclear accident occured due to what mistake?
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Too much water added
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Improper mixing of uranium by hand
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Power failure
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Oxygen leak
In 2014, a CDC incident exposed workers to anthrax due to what?
Fire in lab
Improper sterilization procedure
Flood
Explosion
The 2006 CSB (Chemical Safety Board) report about lab explosions stressed what major issue?
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Lack of furniture
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Poor documentation and risk assessment
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Not enough windows
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Too many safety officers
What was the primary cause of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster's initial explosion?
An earthquake
Chemical contamination
Flooding
A poorly managed safety test
What malfunction led to the 2016 University of Hawaii explosion that cost a researcher her arm?
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Biological contamination
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Static electricity igniting a gas mixture
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Radiation beam failure
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Mercury spill
