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Background radiation is very different from drinking alpha or beta emitters. Don't drink those if you can help it.
by enslavedrobot 4y ago
Background radiation is very different from drinking alpha or beta emitters.
Don't drink those if you can help it.
- acidburnNSA 4y agoRadon is the primary component of natural background radiation. It's an alpha emitter. https://www.epa.gov/radiation/radiation-sources-and-doses https://www.epa.gov/radiation/radiation-sources-and-doses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radon
- flangola7 4y agoAnd radon kills thousands of people a year through lung cancer. Alpha particles are bad inside you