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Article #9Re: Avoiding radioactive household products
From: Michael A. Covington
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 02:51
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 02:51
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In article <1992Aug25.235542.17607@sopwith.uucp> snoopy@sopwith.uucp (Snoopy) writes: >In article <1992Aug24.185340.19127@unlinfo.unl.edu> cbettis@unlinfo.unl.edu (clifford bettis) writes: > >| Comparable sources can be found in smoke >| detectors, lantern mantels and even salt substitute. > >Speaking of which, where can one get smoke detectors that are >nuke-free these days? I can't find them anywhere... :-( For that matter, how about nuke-free bananas? (Bananas contain potassium, and potassium is one of many elements which, in the naturally occurring mixture of isotopes, are slightly radioactive. People have never lived in a radiation-free environment.) -- + Michael Covington - Artificial Intelligence Programs - U of Georgia - USA + Unless otherwise noted, these are private opinions, not official statements. + VOTE NO GEORGIA LOTTERY - don't tie education to an unpredictable income.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!usc!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!athena.cs.uga.edu!mcovingt From: mcovingt@athena.cs.uga.edu (Michael A. Covington) Newsgroups: pdx.consumer,misc.consumers,sci.environment,sci.med Subject: Re: Avoiding radioactive household products Message-ID: <1992Aug26.025131.479@athena.cs.uga.edu> Date: 26 Aug 92 02:51:31 GMT References: <1992Aug24.164324.19218@SSD.intel.com> <1992Aug24.185340.19127@unlinfo.unl.edu> <1992Aug25.235542.17607@sopwith.uucp> Distribution: na Organization: University of Georgia, Athens Lines: 18