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Why Gadolinium is Dangerous--and Subsequent Lawsuits

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Washington, DC: Gadolinium is a rare earth element that is used in microwave applications; color TV tubes, synthetic gemstones, compact discs and computer memory are also manufactured using gadolinium. Nuclear marine propulsion systems use it as a burnable poison and it is even used to create emergency shut-down systems in some nuclear reactors. It is also injected into the body as a contrast agent in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) scans-sometimes resulting in Gadolinium kidney failure.

Full post as published by Lawyers and Settlements on May 26, 2009 (boomark / email).

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