Re: static eliminator bars

[AndrewsJP@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 5/28/02 2:50:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time, franz.schoenhofer@CHELLO.AT writes:



> I do not know of any static eliminator bars containing radium-226. If they
>
> exist, they must be from extremely old times. 


I had to deal with one that was disposed at a metal recycling site about 10 years ago.  They do exist.  They can be a real problem for owners who do not know how to deal with them.  (Call the state rad health people...)  They can be destructive of facilities when placed in recycle systems.


John Andrews

Knoxville, Tennessee