• Atelopus-zeteki
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      3316 hours ago

      From the paper: "The maximum quantity of uranium leached from the uranium-bearing glasses was about 30 micrograms L-1, while that from the ceramic-glazed items was about 300,000 micrograms L-1. "

      Thanks for posting this!!

      • @[email protected]
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        2615 hours ago

        Also, the green glow isn’t from radioactive decay, it’s the uranium fluorescing under the UV light stationed just out of frame.

        • ThoGot
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          514 hours ago

          Yeah the light is probably more harmful than the glassware lol

          • @[email protected]
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            314 hours ago

            Most of the produce you buy in grocery stores have been irradiated with UV to kill harmful bacteria, and it does not have any harmful effects. I suppose if they leave the UV light on and eat dinner under it for an extended period of time then they might get a sunburn.

            • ThoGot
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              35 hours ago

              I suppose if they leave the UV light on and eat dinner under it for an extended period of time then they might get a sunburn.

              Yeah that’s what I meant

            • bizarroland
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              213 hours ago

              I wonder if it truly doesn’t have any harmful effects?

              I’ve heard a lot of studies about how America’s *gut Flora has changed in the last 50 years. How much of that is from having fewer microbiota ingested from natural food?

              I mean, it’s not like UV only kills the bad stuff right?

              • ThoGot
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                35 hours ago

                As far as I know changes in the microbiota are mostly due to the lack of dietary fiber and the consumption of highly processed foods

                • @angrystego
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                  Probably combined with high use of antibiotics.

              • kakler bitmap
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                1012 hours ago

                America’s got Flora

                It took me way too long to figure out that you meant America’s gut flora. America’s Got Flora sounds like some weird reality TV show.