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Re: Smoke Detector Disposal

To: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
Subject: Re: Smoke Detector Disposal
From: "Alan R. Marchand" <radarm@accessnv.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 13:31:59 -0800
In-Reply-To: <349ABAF5.31D99DA0@castles.com>

The manufacturer is supose to recover the radioactive material under their
license to make and ditrubute the item.

This is my undestanding.
Alan R. Marchand
radarm@accessnv.com

At 12:21 PM 12/19/97 -0600, you wrote:
>John, why should smoke detectors be sent to the
>manufacturer?  If they are okay to reside in our homes for
>30 years or more what is the harm in placing them in a
>licensed sanitary landfill?  I believe they are designed and
>licensed for such disposal.  What do you think the
>manufacturer, if you can find one, is going to do with them?
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References:
- Smoke Detector Disposal
  - From: High Plains Drifter <ddchaney@castles.com>

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