Radioactive concrete block? That's absurd...I can assure you that if there was even a small level of radioactivity or anything harmful in these blocks...building codes would ban them and or our liability insurance would prohibit the use...concrete block is safe...although I would think twice about building a concrete block home or school in a high humidity area....
Fritz Holt wrote: > Nico, > I would assume that like so many things, the > radioactive hazard of these concrete blocks is blown way out of proportion. > But > I would like to know from an expert on the matter so that I can be better > informed. While many people don’t live in the same home for 23 years it > is possible that effects from exposure may take a much longer period and > therefore not considered a hazard to human health. > There is a small subdivision in > Jacinto City , Texas , > surrounded by Houston > on the east side where most of the small homes were built of concrete block in > the 1940’S OR 50’S. > From a RESIDENTIAL INSURANCE standpoint, > concrete block homes and those with solid masonry exterior walls (those with > no > wood framing in the walls) take a lower insurance rate (premium) than the > brick > veneer homes in which many of us live. I haven’t insured one of these in > the last twenty-five years. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL. > Fritz > > From: Nico Escamilla > [mailto:pitboun...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 > 11:30 AM > To: Fritz > Holt > Cc: Don Cooper; Simon Newton; > texascavers@texascavers.com > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] OT - > Coal Ash Is More Radioactive than Nuclear Waste > > I have lived in a > cinder/concrete block house my whole life (23 years) and I am healthy as can > be. a little overweight but thats another story. > Nico > On Dec 19, 2007 9:31 AM, Fritz Holt > < fh...@townandcountryins.com > > wrote: > Don, > "I know a little bit about a lot of things but I don't > know enough about – cinder blocks". (Lyrics from a very old song). > As I understand it, a cinderblock is one of the building > materials of choice on many commercial buildings such as warehouses. > I generally refer to them as concrete blocks and they have > about three hollow spaces. Are these cinderblocks that contain > Radioactive material? Is there a danger in long term exposure > inside buildings constructed of this material? If so, why is it > allowed to be used so extensively? > Fritz > > From: Don Cooper [mailto: wavyca...@gmail.com ] > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 > 11:34 PM > To: Simon Newton > Cc: texascavers@texascavers.com > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] OT - > Coal Ash Is More Radioactive than Nuclear Waste > > That is correct! > As well - consider that radioactive CARBON can create radioactive Carbon > Dioxide. > Radioactivity released by coal powered plants IS indeed significantly greater > than any well-mannered nuclear power plant. > This was something taught to me by the 'critical mass' nerds (nuclear > engineers) > that I sometimes hung out with when I was going to La. Tech. > Another thing you might want to consider is how radioactive cinderblock > is. I dont know exactly what the numbers are, but its enough to test a > Geiger counter! > -WaV > On Dec > 18, 2007 10:54 PM, Simon Newton < csnew...@gmail.com > wrote: > Some food for thought... > From the article: > Among the surprising conclusions: the waste produced by coal plants is > actually more radioactive than that generated by their nuclear > counterparts. In fact, fly ash—a by-product from burning coal for > power—contains up to 100 times more radiation than nuclear waste. > > http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste&sc=WR_20071218 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
