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AW: Help needed







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Von: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

[mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu]Im Auftrag von John Andrews

Gesendet: Dienstag, 09. Dezember 2003 05:11

An: john grant

Cc: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Betreff: Re: Help needed





john grant wrote:



>I volunteer at the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto,

>California.  I am planning an exhibit on: Radiation in Everyday Life.

>

>I have an Eberline 14SA meter.  I plan to have this meter set up near

>several everyday sources of radiation, such as, a quantity of Morton

>Lite Salt ( 275 cpm ), a green glass measuring cup ( 200 cpm ), a Kodak

>Cheveron camera made about 1954 ( 400 cpm ) and a Coleman type lantern

>mantel ( 10,000 cpm ).

>

>I am trying to find a piece of Fiesta ware and some decorative tiles to

>add to the collection.

>

>I have heard Brazil nuts mentioned on this list but the nut meats I

>found did not measure above background.  Would nuts with shells read

>higher?  I am looking for things that are clearly above background.



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Brazil nuts exhibit an enhanced Ra-226 concentration, which cannot be

detected by simple instruments. They will "act" on ingestion.



Best wishes for your project!

Franz







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