Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty?
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01-21-2015, 09:43 PM
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RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty?
(01-21-2015 09:02 PM)jebem Wrote: However my watch hands Radium radiation source still is nearby, about 60cm away (...) from my workbench, stored in a plastic bag inside a glass bottle inside a plastic case inside a paper bag in a wooden drawer. For sure. The only common material really working as a gamma shield is lead (Pb). Plastic and wood are mainly carbon - they don't shield gamma. d:-/ |
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