More bad news

["Richard J Sobilo" <rjsobilo@beckman.com>]

Man charged with radioactive assault
SANTA ANA, Calif. - A former university lab technician who authorities said
sought revenge on a coworker by smearing her chair with radioactive material was
arrested Thursday on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. Andrew Andris
Blakis, 32, told police he thought the researcher who shared his work station
had tried to poison him. In retaliation, Blakis smeared the compound on the
chair of Jingtong Zuo. Zuo sat on the chair for about six hours before she
discovered the contamination during a routine Geiger counter sweep.
Investigators estimate Zuo was exposed to an average yearlong dose of radiation.
Although she is not experiencing any symptoms of radiation poisoning, the
long-term effects are unclear.


************************************************************************
The RADSAFE Frequently Asked Questions list, archives and subscription
information can be accessed at http://www.ehs.uiuc.edu/~rad/radsafe.html