And there are museums that have huge collections of this and other radioactive ware. They usually have good procedures for keeping curators safe. I'll be training at Winterthur in a couple weeks.
Monona Rossol, M.S., M.F.A., Industrial Hygienist
President: Arts, Crafts & Theater Safety, Inc.
Safety Officer: Local USA829, IATSE
181 Thompson St., #23
New York, NY 10012 212-777-0062
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Roberts <droberts**At_Symbol_Here**DEPAUW.EDU>
To: DCHAS-L <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU>
Sent: Fri, Aug 16, 2013 5:17 am
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] FW: Radiation Experiments
My grandma lived to the ripe old age of
92, mixing eggs, cakes, and everything she cooked in an orange
fiestaware bowl that now sits in my office behind lead shields.
Seriously though, the one good thing about it is that fact that
it's immobilized, and thus you aren't spreading it around and
don't need to worry about contamination that way (for the most
part). If done right I think it's a great way to display the
concept of radiation. I assume it's a one class period thing, so
exposure time is short, so I really don't anticipate any problems.
Now how many have tied coleman mantles with your teeth back when
you were younger and not as wise?
Good luck
Dave
On 08/15/2013 06:22 PM, Murphy, Dr. Ruth Ann wrote:
From: Murphy, Dr. Ruth Ann
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 5:21 PM
To: 'DCHAS-L'
Subject: Radiation Experiments
Hello,
Everybody,
Are "radiation
experiments" with Fiestaware considered "safe"? [Instructor
would take readings.]
Thank you!
Ruth Ann
Ruth Ann
Murphy, Ph.D.
Professor of
Chemistry
Chairperson,
Department of Chemistry, Environmental Science and Geology
Chairperson,
Health Professions Advisory Committee
Amy LeVesconte
Professorship of Chemistry
JAMP Faculty
Director
Goldwater
Scholarship Faculty Representative
The University
of Mary Hardin-Baylor
900 College
Street
Belton, TX
76513-2599