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To: Restorer
HEPA filtration removes essentially all radioactive particles.

Adding an activated charcoal bed would take care of the radioactive Iodines, too. I guess you would have to keep the activated charcoal in sealed bags, and pour it into the bed if it ever became necessary. (I used to do that stuff at a nuclear power plant.)

There is one problem, though. If the activated charcoal bed gets too "loaded up" with radioactive Iodines, it gets hot and catches fire. Bad thing...

235 posted on 11/30/2002 8:58:31 AM PST by snopercod
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To: snopercod
Charcoal filters are available, although the increased resistance reduces air flow quite a bit.

I'm not familiar with this. Is the iodine in a gaseous or vapor state, rather than a particulate form?
236 posted on 11/30/2002 9:05:50 AM PST by Restorer
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