Which scientist died from exposure to radioactive materials due to poor safety procedures in the early years of radiation research?
Rosalind Franklin
Marie Curie
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
What caused the death of UCLA researcher Sheri Sangji in 2008?
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Radiation leak
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Chemical burn from tert-butyllithium
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Explosion from nitrogen
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Mercury vapor exposure
The 2010 Texas Tech explosion occured during experiments on what type of material?
Plastics
Energetic/explosive compounds
Biological samples
Metals
Which accident involved a chemist Karen Wetterhahn, who died after exposure to highly toxic dimethylmercury?
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Chemical fire
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Radiation overdose
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Explosion incident
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Skin absorption of mercury compound
Which accident involved a researcher who lost her fingers due to improper handling of explosives?
University of Missouri 2010
UCLA 2008
Caltech 2005
Harvard 1996
In 1999 Tokaimura nuclear accident occured due to what mistake?
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Power failure
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Oxygen leak
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Improper mixing of uranium by hand
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Too much water added
In 2014, a CDC incident exposed workers to anthrax due to what?
Improper sterilization procedure
Fire in lab
Flood
Explosion
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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Poor documentation and risk assessment
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Lack of furniture
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Too many safety officers
What was the primary cause of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster's initial explosion?
Chemical contamination
An earthquake
A poorly managed safety test
Flooding
What malfunction led to the 2016 University of Hawaii explosion that cost a researcher her arm?
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Mercury spill
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Radiation beam failure
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Biological contamination
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Static electricity igniting a gas mixture
