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cobalt-60

12/05/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Cobalt-60 – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Cobalt-60 is a synthetic, radioactive isotope of cobalt, a hard, gray-blue metal. A by-product of nuclear reactor operations, cobalt-60 is formed when metal structures come into contact with neutron radiation. Cobalt-60, also known as co-60, is the most common cobalt isotope and can occur as a solid material or as a powder if the solid […]

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