Researchers call for reevaluation of damage from radioactive bed mattresses
Social affairsJun 19, 2018
South Korean researchers on Tuesday called for a reevaluation of the amount of radiation that may have been emitted by mattresses amid a nationwide recall of the problematic products.Over 22,000 bed mattresses produced by Daijin Bed Co. -- which are known to emit radon, a colorless radioactive material -- have been collected nationwide."The amount of radiation exposure announced before is based on a simple model and a hypothesis," said Lee Jae-ki, chief of the Korean Association for Radiation Pr