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FW: [cbc-science] This Week on Quirks & Quarks
Radsafers:
Here's Cassini in the media again. For those of you outside Canada,
Quirks and Quarks is a radio news program. You can also listen to it
over the web either in real-time or after it airs with RealAudio (see
the bottom of this forwarded message for the address).
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Christopher H. Clement
Scientific Specialist / Radiation Protection Program Manager
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Office
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
clementc@aecl.ca
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>From: quirks@toronto.cbc.ca[SMTP:quirks@toronto.cbc.ca]
>Sent: October 10, 1997 10:01 AM
>To: science@www.radio.cbc.ca
>Subject: [cbc-science] This Week on Quirks & Quarks
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>This week on Quirks & Quarks -- Phiesteria Hysteria. A bloom of toxic
>microscopic organisms in Maryland set off serious concerns. The organisms
>literally eat the fish alive, and they're affecting people as well. How big
>a problem is Phiesteria? And is it reflecting a growing problem worldwide?
>Also, next week a plutonium powered spacecraft called Cassini will be
>launched towards Saturn. NASA says the chances of something going wrong is
>a million to one, critics say a million people could be poisoned by the
>plutonium if there's an accident.
>
>Last Week's Quiz -- Oct 4, 1997
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>Hello, I'm Dr Bob Gagnon of the National Research Councils institute for
>Marine Dynamics in St John's. My question this week is Why are icebergs
>typically white in appearance? And why are some icebergs green or blue in
>appearance?
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>Send your answer to quirks@toronto.cbc.ca
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