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Old 30-October-2006, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Grand_Lunar View Post
BTW, what sort of radioactivity does radon produce? Alpha? Beta? Both?
You might try this site for information:
http://www.epa.gov/radon/

Edited to add:

According to the decay series chart linked from the above site, Radon itself is a 100% alpha emitter. However, some of its daughter products release alpha only, while others produce beta and gamma radiation in various proportions.
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