Re[2]: Radium Paint

[bkolb@arinc.com]

Glen Murphy writes:

>The radium-226 was imported from Europe (I believe England) as a radium salt,
>mixed with a phosphor and adhesive.

>If you need more info, let me know, and I'll see what records I have stored
>away.

I too would be interested in knowing specifically what radium salt was
used.  Was the phosphor simply ZnS or were there other things as well?  Was
breakdown of the binder accelerated by the radium content?  What size
bottles did this material come in and what sort of exposure could someone
get from them?

bill kolb