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Title: Radioactive food
Post by: Marlin on Jan 29, 2007, 02:15

What is naturally the most radioactive food?

No it is not "No Salt". Answer in about a week if not answered.

Title: Re: Radioactive food
Post by: stormgoalie on Jan 29, 2007, 02:25

Gonna make a guess and say Brazil Nuts.......

Title: Re: Radioactive food
Post by: Marlin on Jan 29, 2007, 03:04

That took all of ten minutes. Good job.

http://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/consumer%20products/brazilnuts.htm

Title: Re: Radioactive food
Post by: stormgoalie on Jan 29, 2007, 03:05

Thanks, believe it or not I actually remembered that one from college LOL.

Title: Re: Radioactive food
Post by: ISOCS on Jan 30, 2007, 11:58

No salt is potassium chloride and has a specific activity of 433 pCi/gm. The data is consistent with my results of sampling it with the ISOCS machine. Brazil nuts are 2 pCi/gm of Ra-226 and 228. 

Title: Re: Radioactive food
Post by: alphadude on Jan 30, 2007, 12:41

So if brazil nuts dont come from brazil they are radium seekers?  I think they are being grown in Calif now as well as some African countries.

Title: Re: Radioactive food
Post by: Marlin on Jan 30, 2007, 01:18

Quote from: ISOCS on Jan 30, 2007, 11:58

No salt is potassium chloride and has a specific activity of 433 pCi/gm. The data is consistent with my results of sampling it with the ISOCS machine. Brazil nuts are 2 pCi/gm of Ra-226 and 228. 

Where are the potassium chloride mines?   ;)

Title: Re: Radioactive food
Post by: alphadude on Jan 30, 2007, 03:12

Sylvite is found in many evaporite deposits worldwide. Massive bedded deposits occur in New Mexico and western Texas, and in Utah in the US, but the largest world source is in Saskatchewan, Canada. The vast deposits in Saskatchewan, Canada were formed by the evaporation of a Devonian seaway. Sylvite is the official mineral of Saskatchewan.  (KCl)

Its not what you know, its how you google. (im gonna copyright that phrase)

Title: Re: Radioactive food
Post by: Marlin on Jan 30, 2007, 04:12

Quote from: alphadude on Jan 30, 2007, 03:12

Sylvite is found in many evaporite deposits worldwide. Massive bedded deposits occur in New Mexico and western Texas, and in Utah in the US, but the largest world source is in Saskatchewan, Canada. The vast deposits in Saskatchewan, Canada were formed by the evaporation of a Devonian seaway. Sylvite is the official mineral of Saskatchewan.  (KCl)

Its not what you know, its how you google. (im gonna copyright that phrase)

I stand corrected, but KCl only makes up about a third of Lo-Salt substitutes as KCl although salty is more bitter than NCl and is an additive not a food. Yeah its nitpicking but I did set up the question that way.

Title: Re: Radioactive food
Post by: alphadude on Jan 30, 2007, 04:34

I use 100% KCl, with some anti caking stuff. Its ok after a while. Mast eaters are pretty high in Cs and Sr.  We could always tell the hunters on the entry body count.

Title: Re: Radioactive food
Post by: Marlin on Jan 30, 2007, 04:41

Mast eaters?

Title: Re: Radioactive food
Post by: alphadude on Jan 30, 2007, 05:21

acorns etc

Title: Re: Radioactive food
Post by: Marlin on Jan 30, 2007, 06:03

Nice tie in for salt and nuts  ;) .

Title: Re: Radioactive food
Post by: LaFeet on May 29, 2007, 04:36

Quote from: Marlin on Jan 30, 2007, 06:03

Nice tie in for salt and nuts  ;) .

Im sorry   did you say salty nuts?