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RE: scale source
We had an old Mettler balance with the same symptoms and it turned out to be
21 microcuries of radium 226 installed by the manufacturer for antistatic
purposes.
Rich Simmons
Assoc RSO
Monsanto Co.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lori Powell [mailto:LPOWELL@ARS.USDA.GOV]
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 8:24 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: scale source
One of our researchers has discovered an old scale in their lab (20
years) that was manufactured by Fisher that appears to contain some
type of radioactive source. They are getting readings on their GM
survey meter.
Does anyone have any idea what this source might be?
Lori Powell
USDA/RSS
5601 Sunnyside Ave
Beltsville, MD 20705-5510
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