P2_8 How radioactive is a banana?
Abstract
This paper assesses how radioactive a banana is and whether this is harmful. It is found that only a small percent of the total potassium in a banana is radioactive, and this small percent poses absolutely no risk to a person. It is found that a person would have to consume over 37 billion bananas to cause any risk of death, and that even surrounded by bananas, it would take over a billion to cause any harm.
Published
29-03-2011
How to Cite
Stock, J., Attree, N., Sinclair, J., & Rivers, C. (2011). P2_8 How radioactive is a banana?. Physics Special Topics, 9(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/1951
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