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RE: Green glowing powder emitting gammas



On a related note:

That little tube of 'glow powder' may have a high value to collectors of such oddities since the U.S.Radium Corp was one in the same as the infamous Radium Watch Dial folks of "Radium Girls" fame. Check the tube for a date.



Floyd W.Flanigan B.S.Nuc.H.P.



-----Original Message-----

From: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

[mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu]On Behalf Of Gerald Nicholls

Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 7:40 AM

To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu; cooperc@teleport.com

Subject: Re: Green glowing powder emitting gammas





I would.  Some of the paint materials containing radium that I have seen

had dried out over time and could pose an inhalation hazard.  Also, he

didn't give you any indication of what the exposure was "at a

distacnce."



Gerald Nicholls

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

609-633-7964



>>> Chuck Cooper <cooperc@teleport.com> 01/31/05 03:26 AM >>>

  On another list discussing art materials, I ran across this recent

post:



> I have green glow powder that says it is

> from the united states radium corp

>

> and it is radioactive - slightly

>

> my scintilating detector picks it up at a distance.



I can only assume that he has some old radium paint base, should I try 

to track this guy down?









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