• Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io
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      13 hours ago

      From the paper: "The maximum quantity of uranium leached from the uranium-bearing glasses was about 30 micrograms L-1, while that from the ceramic-glazed items was about 300,000 micrograms L-1. "

      Thanks for posting this!!

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        Also, the green glow isn’t from radioactive decay, it’s the uranium fluorescing under the UV light stationed just out of frame.

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            Most of the produce you buy in grocery stores have been irradiated with UV to kill harmful bacteria, and it does not have any harmful effects. I suppose if they leave the UV light on and eat dinner under it for an extended period of time then they might get a sunburn.

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              I suppose if they leave the UV light on and eat dinner under it for an extended period of time then they might get a sunburn.

              Yeah that’s what I meant

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              I wonder if it truly doesn’t have any harmful effects?

              I’ve heard a lot of studies about how America’s *gut Flora has changed in the last 50 years. How much of that is from having fewer microbiota ingested from natural food?

              I mean, it’s not like UV only kills the bad stuff right?