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Anyone had Radon remediation done?
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<blockquote data-quote="Dave70968" data-source="post: 3148066" data-attributes="member: 13624"><p>Check out the decay chain:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radon#Daughters" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radon#Daughters</a></p><p></p><p>Note that alphas are the most destructive radioactive particles, consisting of a helium nucleus (2 protons, 2 neutrons); they're easily shielded, but when you inhale them, there's no shielding. Betas are less destructive, but deeper-penetrating (a high-speed electron ejected from the nucleus). Before you get to anything even remotely stable, you've had three alphas and two betas...and the stable-ish thing you're left with is lead. That lead is deposited in your lung, where it's free to be transported around the body.</p><p></p><p>And before you suggest that I'm an anti-nuclear paranoiac, check my post history. I'm <em>hugely</em> in favor of nuclear power, specifically <em>because</em> I understand how radiation works, and how to mitigate it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave70968, post: 3148066, member: 13624"] Check out the decay chain: [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radon#Daughters[/URL] Note that alphas are the most destructive radioactive particles, consisting of a helium nucleus (2 protons, 2 neutrons); they're easily shielded, but when you inhale them, there's no shielding. Betas are less destructive, but deeper-penetrating (a high-speed electron ejected from the nucleus). Before you get to anything even remotely stable, you've had three alphas and two betas...and the stable-ish thing you're left with is lead. That lead is deposited in your lung, where it's free to be transported around the body. And before you suggest that I'm an anti-nuclear paranoiac, check my post history. I'm [I]hugely[/I] in favor of nuclear power, specifically [I]because[/I] I understand how radiation works, and how to mitigate it. [/QUOTE]
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