[dila813]

Oh, I got to tell you about this.

I once worked at a radioactive and biological disposal company. The things that are contaminated is very broad.

Most of the waste is paper towels that don't even look like they have been used. Rubber gloves, tongue depressors, hospital gowns, etc...

There are lots of radioactive isotopes besides the bad ones you are thinking of. If you had a Geiger counter you might be able to walk around your kitchen and find some of your food actually emits mild amounts of radioactivity.

[FormerLurker]

I'm surprised we don't glow at night yet or look like something out of some bad sci-fi movie..

[Hunble]

If you had a Geiger counter you might be able to walk around your kitchen and find some of your food actually emits mild amounts of radioactivity.

Absolutly correct. People are afraid of things they do not understand.

Why do I not worry about some melted sand from our first Atom Bomb in my own home? Because, it was giving off less radioactivity than my kitchen table.