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Environmental
Protection in Islam
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3.
Radioactive Substances
The principles mentioned above apply as well to radioactive substances
which not only are extremely toxic, but also remain so over extremely
long periods of time. We should prevent and aoid the harmful
effects of their use on people and ecosystems. It is also
imperative that we satisfactorily dispose of all radioactive wastes.
Special precautions arerequired to prevent the discharge of such
wastes from nuclear facilities, whether due to carelessness or malfunction,
and to avoid all harmful effects from the testing of nuclear explosives.
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