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Radium clock/watch safety? Radon specifically
SpikeMe:
It may be so but here's the study on the 30 radium watches experiment: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://pure.northampton.ac.uk/ws/files/6318294/Crockett_Robin_E_2012_Radium_dial_watches_a_potentially_hazardous_legacy.docx.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjR8eKigLvsAhVBxYUKHR0jDvAQFjACegQIAhAB&usg=AOvVaw24SPKuLXgk3Fdgx6BnfdV6
It seems that radon gas actually escapes from all the watches regardless of their condition. And the 30 watches accumulated radon gas up to threatening levels. Now I did not store 30 watches but an alarm clock is significantly bigger than just one, hence my worries. If you have time to take a look at it, what is your opinion ?
peteshonkwiler:
--- Quote from: RDTroja on Oct 16, 2020, 10:10 ---Short answer: No.
Longer Answer: No way.
Still longer answer: Not a chance.
--- End quote ---
What he said. 👏👏
Take an air sample. Trying to calculate a radon concentration involves too many variables to do so accurately. Take a long term sample. Take several a year. Having a source such as an antique timepiece is the same a having a source such as a concrete foundation.
SpikeMe:
Well I might investigate that thanks. How would one perform such a measurment ? And if there's probably nothing to worry about like the 2 of you said, how do you explain the massive amounts of radon gas found in the study ?
Marlin:
This may be a better source for information.
https://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/q11972.html
SpikeMe:
Thanks for the link. However the answer does not really address the question of the storing of such items and potential radon leakage from it. I might ask them my question
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