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Re: Degradation of plastic from radiation levels

To: cdguinn@SANDIA.GOV, radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
Subject: Re: Degradation of plastic from radiation levels
From: SAFarberMSPH@CS.COM
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 15:53:11 EST
Reply-To: SAFarberMSPH@CS.COM
Sender: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

To properly answer this question, one would have to specify the type of plastic [polyethylene, polyvinylchloride, teflon [air sampling bags for example]. There is no one answer for all plastics

Stewart Farber, MSPH
Air Pollution Control
email: SAFarberMSPH
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n a message dated 2/12/02 12:22:31 PM Pacific Standard Time, cdguinn@SANDIA.GOV writes:

Is there anyone out there who might know an approximate radiation level that would cause the degradation of plastic (i.e., plastic bags)?

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