Use
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Products ()
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Isotope (if known)
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Consumer Products
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Televisions
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Gadolinium (156Gd and/or 157Gd), Yttrium (89Y)
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Smoke Detectors (some)
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Americium (243Am)
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Watches (some)
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Tritium (3H)
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Self-Illuminating Traffic Signs
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Tritium (3H)
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Milled Marble
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Radon (222Rn)
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Bananas
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Potassium (40K)
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Potash
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Potassium (40K)
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Diatomaceous Earth (some cat litters)
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Uranium (238U), Thorium (232Th), Radium (226Ra), Radon (222Rn)
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Minch metals (used for lighter flints)
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Lanthanum (138La and/ or 139La), Thorium (232Th)
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Permanent magnets
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Samarium (152Sm)
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Metallic sodium
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Sodium (22Na)
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Salt
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Sodium (22Na)
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Soda ash
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Sodium (22Na)
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Baking soda
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Sodium (22Na)
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Caustic soda
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Sodium (22Na)
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House paint
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Titanium (44T)
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Industrial Products & Materials
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Coal
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Uranium (238U), Thorium (232Th), Radium (226Ra), Radon (222Rn)
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Di or Tri-sodium phosphates
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Sodium (22Na)
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Sodium thiosulfate
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Sodium (22Na)
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Chile saltpetre
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Sodium (22Na)
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Photoelectric cells
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Caesium (137Cs)
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Alloying agent - Titanium
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Titanium (44T)
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Saltwater-resistant parts (ships, distillation plants, etc)
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Titanium (44T)
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High-speed, rust resistant tool steels
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Vanadium (50V)
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Arc welding rods
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Niobium (91-94Nb)
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Advanced airframe systems
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Niobium (91-94Nb)
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Iron
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Iron (54, 56 or 58Fe)
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Zinc
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Zinc (65Zn)
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Thickness gauges
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Promethium (147Pm)
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Carbon arch lighting (motion picture industry)
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Samarium, (152Sm)
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Microwave applications (Gadolinium garnets)
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Gadolinium (156Gd and/or 157Gd)
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Solid state devices
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Terbium (145-165Tb)
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Alkylation, hydrogenation or polymerization catalyst
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Lutetium (175-176Lu)
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Inertial guidance devices
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Uranium (238U)
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Gyro compasses
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Uranium (238U)
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Aircraft control surface counterweights
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Uranium (238U)
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Well-logging devices
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Californium (251Cf)
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Gold/Silver metal detectors (neutron source)
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Californium (251Cf)
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Oil refining tracing agents
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Scandium (46Sc)
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Rodenticide
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Thallium (204Tl)
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Ant killer
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Thallium (204Tl)
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Graphite
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Carbon (12 or 14C)
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Tin
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Tin (126Sn)
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Blasting caps
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Tellurium (128 or 130Te)
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Neon
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Neon (16 or 34Ne)
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Neon lighting
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Neon (16 or 34Ne)
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Argon
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Argon (39, 42 or 37Ar)
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Electric lights& florescent tubes
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Argon (39, 42 or 37Ar)
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Xenon
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Xenon (127Xe)
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Electron tubes
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Xenon (127Xe)
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Stroboscopic lamps
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Xenon (127Xe)
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Medical Products/Uses
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Portable X-ray devices
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Ytterbium (89Y)
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Bactericidal lamps
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Xenon (127Xe)
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Radio-therapeutic devices
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Cobalt (60Co)
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"Seeds" or encapsulated sources for brachytherapy
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Gold (198Au), Iridium (192Ir), Caesium, (137Cs), Iodine (125 or 131I)
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Nuclear Power/Weapons
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Thorium (potential nuclear power source), often recovered commercially from monazite
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Thorium, 232Th
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Nuclear fuel or bomb material
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Uranium, 235-238U, Plutonium, 244Pu
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Neutron detection devices
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Neptunium, 237Np
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Reaction moderator
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Deuterium, 2H
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Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power
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Strontium, 90Sr
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