Radium safety alert

[Tanukjaju]

Every once in a while, we should bump this topic since many of us deal with vintage watches.

I assume that any watch pre 1970s uses radium as part of their lume mix. Be very careful when handling radium. The last thing you want to do is inhale it followed by injesting it. (Google radium girls). Children are especially vulnerable so be aware.

When I do have to remove radium (relume hands) I sacrifice a ziplock bag and a pair of gloves....and use blue tack to pluck the lume from the hands.

Please be careful.

[VanSong]

Thanks for the share

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[Emilio]

And what do you do with the disposal bag afterwards?

[zare]

And what do you do with the disposal bag afterwards?

throw away in the local lake for the water supply kidding. Good question

[Emilio]

My best bet is taking it to the local waste facilities for recycling.

...And stating that you have no links with North Corea

[Tanukjaju]

Some schools / medical facilities / have secret back doors to aid with dosposal.

And no don’t wash them down the sink. We already have enough radium in our tap/ drinking water.

[spade_lt]

Come on guys, why waste a perfectly good material? Just make some supositories!
https://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/qua ... radsup.htm

[Tanukjaju]

Pm me your address.

Come on guys, why waste a perfectly good material? Just make some supositories!
https://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/qua ... radsup.htm

[EBWing]

I don’t know what the big deal is I snort this stuff all day long I don’t need any lume on my dial I glow enough at night to see what time it is.

For real this topic is right on and very serious be very careful when messing with the old lume in watch hands and dials.

[Luminor]

Has anybody tried mixing the radium with the new luminous material to relume a dial or hands?