Radioactive Fence Posts?

[Luke'sScreenName]

Better not take any plane filghts then. BIG radiation exposure. Or at least wear your tinfoil hat.:laughing:

 

[coldsteelva]

I think he meant radon, not radium, but I wasn't a licensed radiographer.

 

[stuckmotor]

There was no way to track which buildings had the "hot" rebar from that batch.

Oops!

Couldn't they locate it with a geiger counter?

 

[mclintoc]

Many thanks, everyone, for the replies. Some knowledgeable folks here.

 

[lilranch2001]

Jim, I didn't even know scrap yards tested for radiation
Yep we learn a lot here.....

 

[Shaneard]

Jim, I didn't even know scrap yards tested for radiation
Yep we learn a lot here.....

The scrap yard near us has a detector set up in front of the scales with visible signs saying what they are.

 

[turnkey4099]

The danger from the possts is probably about the same as your tap water. Odds are good that that water has trace amounts of arsenic, mine does.

IOW - there is no danger from the posts.

 

[Shaneard]

The danger from the possts is probably about the same as your tap water. Odds are good that that water has trace amounts of arsenic, mine does.

IOW - there is no danger from the posts.

I agree. There's probably more danger from eating fast food than these fence post.

 

[lilranch2001]

who is eating the fence posts????

 

[comancheflight]

I worked in radiation lab for 20 years. Little fact - Bananas have low dose radiation (think from phosphorus decay) as does Fiesta 60s dishes..