# Protective Actions for Radiation Emergencies - Food and Water Safety (ASL)

After a radiation emergency, food and water sources may become contaminated with radioactive material. Consuming contaminated food and water will cause radioactive material to get inside your body, but you can eliminate or reduce the amount of contamination by taking a few precautions. Other videos focused on protective actions for radiation emergencies can be found here: https://emergency.cdc.gov/radiation/protectiveactions.asp

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This video can also be viewed at https://emergency.cdc.gov/radiation/videos/video_foodAndWaterSafety_ASL_lowRez.mp4

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2018
- Runtime: 4 min
- By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Protective_Actions_for_Radiation_Emergencies_-_Food_and_Water_Safety_(ASL).webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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