RE: Thoriated Lantern Mantles

[Bob Burns <sra@crl.com>]

Here in the southeast, we've had good luck finding thoriated mantles at 
Sears stores.  Look for the ones with the red tops (the green ones are 
strontium-based) and turn the volume off on your survey meter!

Bob Burns, CHP
Shonka Research Associates, Inc.
Marietta, GA
sra@crl.com

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From: 	Carbaugh, Eugene H[SMTP:gene.carbaugh@pnl.gov]
Reply To: 	radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
Sent: 	Monday, September 21, 1998 12:15 PM
To: 	Multiple recipients of list
Subject: 	Thoriated Lantern Mantles


My experience the last couple of years is that the Coleman brand probably 
won't
have any thorium.

Check for other brands such as Century, Optimus, or Primus.  I've had good 
luck
at mass merchandise stores - Fred Meyers is the local northwest one I've 
used,
also the Rite-Aid predecessor, Payless.  I think you might have similar 
luck at
Target, K-Mart, Wal-Mart or chain sporting goods stores such as Garts, etc.

The thoriated brands will often have a "known by the State of California to
contain carcinogens" warning on the back of the label, along with possibly 
a
statement about very low levels of radioactivity.

Gene Carbaugh
gene.carbaugh@pnl.gov
Radiation Protection Services
Pacific Northwest National Lab
Richland, WA
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