mushrooms and plutonium

[Andrew Karam <karam.1@osu.edu>]

Some good news regarding the plutonium myth:

A recent local news broadcast in Columbus mentioned some Clevelanders who
became very ill from eating mushrooms picked in their backyards.  The
reporter named the toxin involved (I can't remember which one), saying that
it is "...the most toxic substance known."  I hope that the station
remembers this when they cover the next plutonium story.

Andy




Andrew Karam, CHP (karam.1@osu.edu)
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