Claim(permalink)
The South African city Johannesburg is the most radioactive on Earth
✓africa-check rating: uncertain; published on 2021-02-15
Factors
veracity
uncertain
Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
2021-02-15
Entities
MarsRadioactive contaminationAcute radiation syndromeShanty townThe IndependentSowetoChernobyl disasterOuter spaceRadio frequencyIonizing radiationMunicipalityCosmic rayRadioactive wasteNuclear reactorGold miningBoneLiverRadioactive decayKidneyJohannesburgLung cancerUraniumUnited States Environmental Protection AgencyNuclear weaponEnergyAfricaEarthIranDNAKeralaCityUnited NationsSouth AfricaCancerIndiaChinaSievertYangjiangKrugersdorpTurton Urban DistrictWitwatersrandUkrainian Soviet Socialist RepublicRamsar ConventionNational Nuclear RegulatorENCABackground radiationTailingsEnrico Lo VersoNuclear technologyOrange Free StateExclusion zoneUranium miningIndustrial wastePrecious metalProject managementMining