Word: lunges
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Parker wrote that "the critical hazard is to the inhalation and lung retention of particles," which he said "can produce radiation damage." At the time, it was estimated that a worker could be inhaling about 16 radioactive particles per month. This suggests that over a one-year period a worker could have inhaled an amount of plutonium that is more than twice the current official lifetime lung burden allowed for Energy Department workers, the Glenn report said...
Three years ago, Kotz had surgery on his right lung to remove a benign tumor. But his illness didn't stop him from returning to play football. Kotz enjoyed a strong season this year, converting on five field goal attempts and 23 of 26 extra points for 38 points. He was instrumental in the 6-5 victory over Dartmouth, tallying the winning field goal with less than one minute remaining...
...Ingram submachine gun hit Pulido in the throat and shoulder and struck Godoy in the leg. The gunman and an accomplice sped off on the motorcycle, as a passerby drove the victims to the hospital. By week's end Godoy was in stable condition, but Pulido, who lost a lung and suffered heart damage, remained on the critical list...
...mortality rate from lung cancer was higher than has been reported in any other study," said Talcott, who is a clinical associate at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. In addition to cancer, the study showed that the exposure to crocidolite caused respiratory diseases, such as malignant mesothelioma and asbestosis...
Opponents charge that a disaster during launch could spew large amounts of radioactive fallout throughout Florida and cause 2,000 cases of lung, bone and liver cancer. The danger, they say, does not end with a successful takeoff. To gather momentum, the Galileo spacecraft will first make a swing around Venus and two around the earth before hurtling off to Jupiter. Critics are concerned that the vehicle could collide with the earth during close flybys...