I thought I was being clearer than that. Not sure that radiation or anything
else has a "rightful" place where it "should" be, but the stuff in the ground
is certainly far from harmless -- how many people have died of cancer who lived
in houses full of radon all their short lives?
And yes, if you dig it up and concentrate it into something that is now highly
radioactive, and put it in your pocket, of course you will suffer consequences.
But why would you do that? Having dug it up and made it into something
dangerous, you ought to put it somewhere where you cannot be affected by it,
like in a reactor to produce electricity, behind shielding sufficient to
prevent any exposure at all. That way it is safer for you than when it was in
the ground.
Dick
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From: Bob Banever <bbane...@earthlink.net>
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Fri, April 23, 2010 9:46:37 AM
Subject: Re: CS>A closer look at americium 241 from a smoke detector
Richard,
You
entire premise is flawed. Radioactivity is a natural byproduct of decaying
organic material and has it's rightful place in the ground. By being there
it is safely away from harming humans and other living things that have no need
for this type of radioactivity. By your premise digging it up,
concentrating it and putting in our personal environments is ok. Nothing
could be farthur from the truth. This type of energy is destructive to
DNA... it kills living things in such high concentrations. Why would you
want to expose yourself or your loved ones to ionizing radiation? It
causes cancer, genetic defects, and a host of other diseases in plants,
animals,
and man.
