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Caesium-137 is used by the
industry in Australia. The chief health
for Western Australia, Andrew Robertson, urged
to anyone finding the capsule. He warned: "Exposure to this
could cause radiation
or severe illness. If people see the capsule or something that looks similar, stay away from it and keep
away from it too." He added: "If you are very close to the
or touch it, the radiation risk increases
and could cause serious damage to your health, including causing radiation burns to the
." Even being within a metre of the capsule could expose someone to radiation
that are the equivalent of ten X-rays.
