Re: Ignored consumer goods with Ra-226.

["David Whitfill" <DWhitfil@kdhe.state.ks.us>]

I forgot to add that the pointers and bevels are also stripped and
repainted.





"David Whitfill" <DWhitfil@kdhe.state.ks.us>@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu on
02/03/2000 12:04:19 PM

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<?? For what?>

For refurbishment and resale of the instrumentation-the dials are stripped
and re-painted.




Muckerheide <muckerheide@mediaone.net>@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu on 02/03/2000
11:20:41 AM

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David Whitfill wrote:
>
> The problem is not so much with the instruments themselves, rather the
> somewhat lucrative market of radium dial stripping (illegal in many
> states). If you want to see a mess, then stumble upon on an illegal
radium
> dial stripping operation-adds a whole new perspective on alpha
> contamination (and beta...and gamma). And I wonder what they did with the
> solvent...


 ?? For what?


> Emil.
>
> Why people have three different languages; writing, spoken and thinking?
> Why can't we write what we say and tell what we think?
>
> "Unknown Author"

Usually fear of losing 'management approval' :-)


Regards, Jim
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