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capnrefsmmat
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Element 14 Holding Orders Based On US Government W...
And the alpha radiation emitted is barely able to penetrate a sheet of paper, let alone the detector housing and ten feet of air to your body.
jamesaguilar
on Feb 24, 2014
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But then it gets into the water supply and is bombaring your cells from nanometers away . . .
lgeek
on Feb 25, 2014
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Except that americium dioxide is insoluble[0], so it wouldn't dissolve in the water supply. Even if consumed, it would pass straight through your digestive system and wouldn't accumulate in the body.
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http://media.cns-snc.ca/pdf_doc/ecc/smoke_am241.pdf
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