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"textContent": "Researchers collected hair and soil samples from a neighborhood (outlined in red) located near a mine tailings facility (outlined in yellow) in Johannesburg, South Africa. They then tested the uranium concentrations of the samples. Credit: Shezi et al., 2025, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-025-02874-2",
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