Re: Radioactive materials

Luis Nadeau (nadeaul@nbnet.nb.ca)
Sun, 23 Nov 1997 00:00:40 -0400

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At 9:15 PM -0500 97/11/22, SCHRAMMR@WLSVAX.WVNET.EDU wrote:
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>Uranium compounds were once used fairly extensively in pottery and glass.
>Some old pots, plates and glassware are fairly radioactive i.e. you can
>measure the radiation with a GM survey meter.

The problem is much more common than most people realize. Some museums
report that WW II aircrafts -especially their engines- are significantly
radioactive. A certain percentage of homes are also built in areas that
are very radioactive.

Luis Nadeau
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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