June 19, 2008--Tainted H20 in sewer probed (Denver Post)
Trace amounts of plutonium were potentially washed into Boulder's wastewater system from two locations at the National Institute of Standards and Technology after a June 9 plutonium leak, federal and Boulder city officials said Wednesday. NIST became aware of the possible contamination last week after two people involved with the plutonium spill washed their hands in a men's washroom. The washroom was just feet from the lab where a vial containing one-quarter gram of plutonium-containing powder cracked and spilled.
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