[ RadSafe ] Thorium in gas lamps

[John Grant]

A trailer supply store near me has some with thorium in them.
I would be happy to send some to list members.

Syd H. Levine wrote:

> None, or very, very little in the mantles being sold these days.  For 
> awhile the off-brand ones sold in Wal-Mart and elsewhere still 
> contained Thorium even after it was removed from the Coleman products, 
> but I believe even those have disappeared now.  It's a shame since 
> they made really nice check sources.  They still show up on eBay as 
> check sources from time to time.
>
> Syd H. Levine
> AnaLog Services, Inc.
> Phone:  (270) 276-5671
> Telefax:  (270) 276-5588
> E-mail:  analog at logwell.com
> Web URL:  www.logwell.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Sonter" <sontermj at tpg.com.au>
> To: <radsafe at radlab.nl>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 6:01 PM
> Subject: [ RadSafe ] Thorium in gas lamps
>
>
>> Does anyone out there in Radsafeland know roughly how much thorium is 
>> in a Coleman or similar lamp mantle?
>>
>> Mark Sonter
>>
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