[ RadSafe ] Fwd: Pb Substitutes in Shielding

[Thomas O'Dou]

Hi Chris, I just saw some of these last week.  They look pretty rugged, I believe the "shielding" is a bismuth oxide.  They seem to have very good backing through Siemens.

I do not know about the actions to be taken for lead garment disposal, but it seems that many countries have prohibited landfill disposal of lead.

Tom O'Dou

On Sep 11, 2013, at 9:44 AM, Chris Alston <achris1999 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ladies and Gents
> 
> Please pardon me, if we have already addressed these questions.  But,
> is anyone familiar with BLOXR (bloxr.com) and its products (please see
> the attachment)?  If so, what is your take on them?
> 
> Also, is it true that the EU is going to d/c the use of leaden
> garments in 2014?  If so, what are they prescribing as substitutes?
> 
> Thanks in advance and
> 
> Cheers
> cja
> 
> P.S.  I know that a lot of people will jump for joy, if one can
> really just throw the garments in a washing machine, to clean them.
> <AJR - Novel Pb-free Shielding - 2013 04.pdf>
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