[ RadSafe ] Thorium in gas lamps

[John Andrews]

Mark Sonter wrote:

> Does anyone out there in Radsafeland know roughly how much thorium is 
> in a Coleman or similar lamp mantle?
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> Mark Sonter
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Not much any more.  Most mantles currently being produced do not contain 
thorium.  I keep one for a source.  I won't say where it is.

John Andrews, Knoxville, Tennessee