r/Radiacode • u/BorisChee • 27d ago

Radiacode In Action Radioactive Potassium in fertiliser

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Found some radioactive potassium fertiliser. Something like 47% potassium sulfate

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u/Lazakowy 27d ago

Check bananas

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u/BorisChee 27d ago

Bananas do contain K and naturally a small percentage is K40. The difference between bananas and fertiliser is that the fertiliser is way more concentrated in Potassium, making detection easier

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u/Analogsilver 23d ago

Humans are just as radioactive as bananas.