Re: Re[2]: Radon Question from Occ-Med-Env -Reply

[Schoenhofer <schoenho@via.at>]

At 14:44 1996-07-02 -0500, you wrote:
>Consider what happens when actinon gas, Rn-219, gets inhaled through a HEPA
>filtered air purifying respirator.  The 4 second half life makes things real
>interesting.  Like 2,000,000 dpm alpha nosewipes.   The short half life
>should cause a combination HEPA/charcoal filter to have some effectiveness.
>Just a reminder, in the DOE world there are no air purifying respirators
>approved for use against radioactive gases.  
>
>David Abbott
>Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
>abbott@washops.llnl.gov
>
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Where do you get the Rn-219 from???????????

Franz Schoenhofer
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