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Article #2466Re: PBS Frontline, April 22
From: Mike Baker
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 00:00
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 00:00
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In article <5jo2qs$ll1$1@news10.gte.net> Peter MacDowell <malicat@gte.net> writes: > >From the point of view of toxicity Pu is still one of the most potent >heavy metals - the paper barrier for alpha was a bit misleading to the >public I thought - if that were the case why does everyone "suit" up in >DOE facilities when the deal with Pu - paper suits and paper masks should >just work swell. > Actually, paper suits would work just as well. The "suits" workers are wearing are meant to prevent skin contamination. The problem with paper is that it is not very durable for someone to work in and it doesn't stand up to well to liquids. But it would prevent dry contamination of the skin. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael C. Baker, P.E. baker@groves.neep.wisc.edu Engineering Research Bldg.,1500 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706 --------------------------------------------------------------------
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 107e5d,5d09b1c3e4833d45 X-Google-Attributes: gid107e5d,public X-Google-Thread: fe1ad,ef2bd66128a4871e X-Google-Attributes: gidfe1ad,public X-Google-Thread: 106b5d,ef2bd66128a4871e X-Google-Attributes: gid106b5d,public X-Google-Thread: 10607c,5d09b1c3e4833d45 X-Google-Attributes: gid10607c,public X-Google-Thread: 10df74,ef2bd66128a4871e X-Google-Attributes: gid10df74,public From: baker@nucst9.neep.wisc.edu (Mike Baker) Subject: Re: PBS Frontline, April 22 Date: 1997/04/25 Message-ID: <5jqd2h$3ro4@news.doit.wisc.edu> X-Deja-AN: 237285735 References: <hatunenE81uCB.4p3@netcom.com <861896732.10333@dejanews.com> <5jo2qs$ll1$1@news10.gte.net> Organization: Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison; College of Engineering Newsgroups: sci.energy,sci.environment,ca.environment,rec.org.mensa,alt.org.sierra-club