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Answer to Question #5498 Submitted to "Ask the Experts"Category: Consumer Products — Watches, Clocks, and other Glow-in-the-Dark The following question was answered by an expert in the appropriate field: Q
My child, age 7, was recently given a gift of a matching duvet
and pillow slip with images of planets and spaceships that glow in the
dark. I do not know what substance causes the fluorescence or
phosphorescence. Is there a risk that exposure to such an item every
night—approximately 10 hours—could, over a period of time, result in
radiation-related health risks?
A
Your child is indeed fortunate to have a concerned father like you. But
let me allay your fears: many nonradioactive substances can glow in the
dark, and it is extremely unlikely that your child's duvet and pillow
slip are radioactive. Hence, there is no health risk from exposure to
radiation. Radioactivity is strictly controlled by both federal and
state regulatory bodies, and it would be virtually impossible for a
manufacturer to make such a product containing radioactive material. So
both you and your child should rest easy.
Ron Kathren, CHP Editor's Note: See Ask the Experts Q1582 for more on glow-in-the-dark items.
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