#radon

[todays-xkcd]

A good ²³⁸Umbrella policy should cover it.

Radon [Explained]

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[Cueball is on the left, and is approached by Ponytail, who is reading a Geiger counter in her hand and is holding a toolbox in her other hand.] Ponytail: Radon levels in your basement are pretty high. Ponytail: When was the planet under this home built?

[Ponytail stops walking and lowers the Geiger counter] Cueball: Uhh, about 4½ billion years ago, I think? Ponytail: Oof. I was afraid of that. Ponytail: This planet was contaminated with uranium it formed. You really should have let it fully decay before building. Ponytail: Wait another 100 billion years and these rocks will be fine.

[Zoom in on Cueball's head] Cueball: But the Sun will burn out in 5 billion years. Ponytail: Yikes, you built around a short-lived yellow star? What a mess. Ponytail: Hope you have good insurance.

[allthecanadianpolitics]

The 2024 Cross-Canada Survey of Radon Exposure in the Residential Buildings of Urban and Rural Communities indicates that radioactive radon exposure in Canada is rising and continues to be a critical public health concern. There are an estimated 10.3 million Canadians living in houses with high radon, increasing their risk of developing lung cancer in the future. The report reveals nearly 18% of Canadian homes contain radon levels at or above 200 Bq/m3, the threshold at which Health Canada advises action to reduce indoor radon levels. This is more than double the 7% of households that were estimated to have radon levels at or above this limit in 2012. "In the 12 years since we released the first Cross Canada Radon Report, evidence has continued to emerge showing that the number of high-radon homes has been increasing," says Dr. Pawel Mekarski, Ph.D., head of the Radon Technical Operations Section for Health Canada's National Radon Program. "The 2024 survey represents a more up-to-date snapshot of radon levels across the country, highlighting the importance of protecting Canadians from residential radon exposure."

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[malarkey3072]

goji

this took me all day

[geekysteven]

Get a load of this, you can hide your inability to draw hands with the text layer

[vermilllionsands]

Concept art for Rodan (1956)

[mavka-chan]

pov: Plutonium fell into an old well during military exercises

[toonsandwich]

Didn't feel like drawing all four, so I just took the astatine drawing and the neodymium drawing for @elementcattos blog.

This is a rough idea of what doki doki literature club x elementcattos would look like

[1mm4d13]

I’ve recently had this awful little idea that while the other Kaiju can have their origins as naturally born ancient super-species of giant radioactive monster, Godzilla is new and can keep his origins as a result of humanity’s abuse of atomic power.

[puppetdaily]

Radon from Sesame Street

[triplesoda]

some prototype cutscenes hi

[odinsblog]

Roads in Florida could soon include phosphogypsum — a radioactive waste material from the fertilizer industry — under a bill lawmakers have sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Conservation groups are urging DeSantis to veto the bill, saying phosphogypsum would hurt water quality and put road construction crews at a higher risk of cancer.

The Environmental Protection Agency also has a say in the matter: The agency regulates phosphogypsum, and any plan to use it in roads would require a review, the EPA told NPR.

Is it dangerous?

"Phosphogypsum contains appreciable quantities of uranium and its decay products, such as radium-226," according to the EPA. And because the fertilizer production process concentrates waste material, "phosphogypsum is more radioactive than the original phosphate rock," the agency notes.

"The radium is of particular concern because it decays to form radon, a cancer-causing, radioactive gas," the EPA adds.

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[graspingremlinhands]

Alternative ending to Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II, where Godzilla and Rodan decide that, for the sake of the baby, they'll try to raise him together.

And nobody dies!!

[cereallox]

My Rodan redesign! He slays so hard omg

[brynsdoodles]

DO A KICKFLIP 🛹💥

Af attack for a cool peep! Submission here-https://artfight.net/attack/6080144.radon

[radiorawbee]

certified classic

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