Posted by yxibow on April 22, 2009, at 11:28:15
In reply to Radioactive, posted by Sigismund on April 21, 2009, at 18:18:15
> This is fantastic.
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> At last I have a good excuse.
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> In relation to the normal reference ranges my results from hair analysis revealed multiples of the maximum
> Mercury X5
> Antimony X3
> Lead X2
> Cadmium X2
> Uranium X2
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> Now I fear Blueberry will pop up here and say that hair testing is completely unreliable and doesn't mean anything, but this is the best excuse I've had in 20 years and I'd like you all to be mindful of that.
Well -- I'm not sure what one is supposed to do with the results exactly.Hair and nails aren't living substances.
The only thing there that is -normally- radioactive is Uranium. Lead is the long long term result of radioactive decay of some isotopes.
If this were an investigation on Bones or NCIS, which you would hopefully not be the one being examined, hair and nails might determine a 'whodunit' aspect especially for arsenic and a few other things.
If you're a fan of Brazil nuts, you're likely to have ingested some form of radiation.Antimony isn't the most toxic of elements.
So it sort of seems academic (the phrase, not the labwork), if anything.-- Jay
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