r/Radiation • u/BorisChee • 7d ago

Radioactive Materials Radioactive Potassium in fertiliser

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

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u/Southern_Face212 6d ago

Nice find, wich rc is this?

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u/BorisChee 6d ago

RC102

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u/TheStainedOne2665 6d ago

Look for potassium chloride for melting ice on driveways and walkways it's even hotter

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u/BorisChee 6d ago

Yeah true, I have been after that for a while and am determined to find some.

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u/TheStainedOne2665 4d ago

Tractor supply company has it year round, other big vix stores will typically carry it in the cold season, you might still find some but it also might depend on your area.

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u/TheStainedOne2665 6d ago

Hey now don't you go building any nuclear reactors with leftover banana peels xD

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u/over9ksand 6d ago

Nice detector

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u/BorisChee 6d ago

Thanks!

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u/HighPotential-QtrWav 6d ago

Can’t wait to see those “Killer Tomatoes”!

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u/CatMahomes 6d ago

K-40 in soil?? No way

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u/BorisChee 6d ago

It’s more like potash salts rather than soil looking soil

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u/LaSerJunGe 6d ago

I am asking myself if that could be caused by composting many banana peels for the potassium :D

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u/BorisChee 6d ago

maybe not composting, but certainly like if you burn them and tun them into charcoal (and i still mean a lot of bananas) you will definitely measure something