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Give the sources of radioactive pollution.

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There are both natural and man-made sources of radioactive pollution.
Natural sources: Radiation from substances like radium, uranium, thorium and cosmic rays from space.
Man-made sources: Mining and refining of radioactive substance, nuclear power plants and fuels, explosion of nuclear weapons and preparation of radioactive isotopes.

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