Thai Co-60 incident - Article from Bangkok Post

[Jim Hardeman <Jim_Hardeman@mail.dnr.state.ga.us>]

Concern for leak victims

April 5, 2000
Sunthorn Pongpao

Five pregnant women are among 44 people who have shown symptons of radiation poisoning from the cobalt 60 leak, the director of Samut Prakan hospital said yesterday.

The 44 included seven scrap collectors and scrapyard workers whose condition is serious, said Dr Wicharn Kerdwichai. Three people in the group had died already.

Four others with a white blood cell count below 3,000/mg were being kept under close observation, and 25 of 1,000 people whose count was causing concern have started to show signs of recovery.

Dr Wicharn said there was serious concern for the five pregnant women from Soi Wat Mahawong. A medical team has been set up to take special care of the women and to determine if their pregnancies will be terminated for their own safety.

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Jim Hardeman, Manager
Environmental Radiation Program
Environmental Protection Division
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
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