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