Consumer Products
The following FAQ has been developed by our topic editors for this category:
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Is Anything We Use in Everyday Life Radioactive? |
The following HPS Web pages also address this category:
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AARST Granite Position Statement_8_04_2008 | ||
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Consumer Products Fact Sheet | ||
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Natural and Man-Made Radiation Sources | ||
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Radiation from granite countertops |
The following health physics questions have been answered by an expert and approved by our editors for inclusion in our "Ask the Experts" feature. Click on the question to see the answer.
| Questions in this Category Are in the Following Subcategories: |
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| • Smoke Detectors | ||
| • Watches, Clocks, and other Glow-in-the-Dark | ||
| • Radioactive Ceramics and Glass | ||
| • Miscellaneous | ||
| Smoke Detectors |
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| Q7445 | – | Concerns about americium-241 smoke detectors and their use |
| Q8036 | – | Smoke detectors |
| Q8678 | – | Smoke detector broke open |
| Q9737 | – | Safety of smoke detectors |
| Q11701 | – | How safe is my smoke detector? |
| Watches, Clocks, and other Glow-in-the-Dark |
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| Q8650 | – | Older watches |
| Q11008 | – | Gas mantles |
| Q11947 | – | Hyalite opal ring |
| Q11972 | – | Vintage wristwatches |
| Q12289 | – | No risk from promethium-147 on watch dial |
| Radioactive Ceramics and Glass |
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| Q3167 | – | Eating off glazed pottery |
| Q5705 | – | Vaseline glass |
| Q7440 | – | Radioactivity and dose limits due to ceramic tiles |
| Q11320 | – | Vaseline® glass contamination |
| Q12205 | – | Radioactivity in decorative tiles |
| Miscellaneous |
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| Q8460 | – | Effects of radiation on hearing aids |
| Q8486 | – | Safety of cell phones |
| Q8521 | – | Dose to lungs from cigarettes |
| Q8971 | – | RFID tags in clothing |
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