We know, as a civilization, yes, but that doesn't mean we do it. Especially in the developing world, manual workers' rights aren't very strong and plenty of pe

We know, as a civilization, yes, but that doesn't mean we do it. Especially in the developing world, manual workers' rights aren't very strong and plenty of people working in shipbreaking or material recycling don't have any PPEs, or barely any. People working with trans-uranic compounds are usually lab employees/scientists, whose employers value them higher and are willing to spend more money to protect them.