Goiânia has previously been described as having the largest green area per inhabitant in Brazil and the second-most in the world, after , Alberta, Canada.
Because the remains of the source were kept in a plastic bag, the level of contamination at the hospital was low.
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The Goiânia accident was a accident that occurred on September 13, 1987, in , , Brazil, after a forgotten source was stolen from an abandoned hospital site in the city.