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Ted -
Unfortunately, "potency" in this instance refers to the amount of iodine
left in the KI, not the amount of potassium. I don't think anybody's gonna get
much of a dose, though, from 30 grams of K.
My $0.02 only ...
Jim Hardeman
Jim_Hardeman@dnr.state.ga.us
>>> Ted de Castro <tdc@XRAYTED.COM> 12/19/2002 13:16:45 >>> GREAT!!! Pull out a Geiger counter to "check to see if it is still potent"!! I wonder where I could find some to check. Susan L Gawarecki wrote: > > As I recall, potassium chloride is used as an example of natural > radioactivity because of the K-40. I expect there would be a similar > instrument response to KI. So, will people take a radioactive pill to > protect them from "deadly" radiation? Publicize this fact just right, > and you could crash the fear-based KI-pill market. > -- > ..................................................... > Susan L. Gawarecki, Ph.D., Executive Director > Oak Ridge Reservation Local Oversight Committee > 102 Robertsville Road, Suite B, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 > Toll free 888-770-3073 ~ www.local-oversight.org > ..................................................... > ************************************************************************ > You are currently subscribed to the Radsafe mailing list. To unsubscribe, > send an e-mail to Majordomo@list.vanderbilt.edu Put the text "unsubscribe > radsafe" (no quote marks) in the body of the e-mail, with no subject line. > You can view the Radsafe archives at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/radsafe/ ************************************************************************ You are currently subscribed to the Radsafe mailing list. To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to Majordomo@list.vanderbilt.edu Put the text "unsubscribe radsafe" (no quote marks) in the body of the e-mail, with no subject line. You can view the Radsafe archives at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/radsafe/ |