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Radioactive Consumer Products (Part 3)

Hariette A.W.

This is the last part of the lists of Radioactive Consumer Products, but this does not mean that only the featured items here are radioactive. There are some other items that I have not yet stumbled into. Rest assured that if I found something new, I will immediately post it here. Incandescent Gas Lantern Mantles The thorium-containing incandescent mantle was invented in 1884 by Carl Auer von Welsbach, an Austrian chemist, and it is sometimes referred to as a ?Welsbach mantle? or ?Auerlicht.? This invention resulted in the first commercial use of the element thorium. Today, these mantles are generally Click Here To Read More

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Radioactive Consumer Products (Part 2)

Hariette A.W.

Here’s the continuation of the list of radioactive consumer products that I posted yesterday… Antidiarrhea Medication Kaolin is a white clay (found primarily in Georgia and Alabama) that contains elevated levels of the uranium and thorium decay series. This clay is believed to be derived from the weathering of granites which are know to contain elevated levels of these radionuclides. Kaolin was the primary ingredient in the antidiarrhea medication Koapectate (hence the latter’s name). Alas, Kaopectate no longer contains kaolin. Many years ago there was a television commercial in which a Mexican family had a rough time during their vacation Click Here To Read More

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Radioactive Consumer Products

Hariette A.W.

I am sure that most people are not aware that some of the consumer products that they are present around us contain Radioactive Material/s (RAM) (i.e. Uranium).   I am posting this, not to scare the public but to raise their awareness on what common consumer products contain this RAM. Furthermore, this is to inform them that radiation has many uses in our daily lives.   Take a look at the following images and see if you recognize them are if they are present in your homes. Check – Up Gum Check- Up Gum helped fight plaque. As the gum Click Here To Read More

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