2 ms·
Many (most?) homes also contain Radon gas, and it and its daughters are alpha and beta emitters. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radon http://en.wikipedia.org/wik
by lutorm 15y ago
Many (most?) homes also contain Radon gas, and it and its daughters are alpha and beta emitters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radon:
Radon is responsible for the majority of the public exposure to ionizing radiation.
- justatdotin 15y agono, not most. but a significant percentage in the us[a]. where I live, ionising smoke alarms have been deprecated in favour of photoelectric alternatives.