[Land-speed] Alternative Fuels>From>Jim McNaul

[Bryan Savage]

Thank you Jon, you are absolutely right.

We may never know what I was thinking about.
A senior moment I suppose....

Bryan (thanks for the URL Jon)



Jon Wennerberg wrote:
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> On Jul 16, 2007, at 11:29 AM, Bryan Savage wrote:
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> I thought the radioactive stuff in coal was Carbon 14.....??
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> Bryan
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> Well, you made me wonder -- so I looked it up. I found this in a USGS 
> factsheet:
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> "Coal is largely composed of organic matter, but it is the inorganic 
> matter in coalminerals and trace elements that have been cited as 
> possible causes of health, environmental, and technological problems 
> associated with the use of coal. Some trace elements in coal are 
> naturally radioactive. These radioactive elements include uranium (U), 
> thorium (Th), and their numerous decay products, including radium (Ra) 
> and radon (Rn)."
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> So there you have it -- there IS uranium in the coal. I didn't see any 
> mention of C14, though. . . If you want to read more, either Google it 
> yourself -- or follow this link:
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> http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/energy/factshts/163-97/FS-163-97.html
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> Jon Wennerberg
> Seldom Seen Slim Land Speed Racing
> Marquette, Michigan
> (that's 'way up north)
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> PS I think I'm going to the environmental stuff website for a while 
> this afternoon -- to see if they've got any land speed racing chit 
> chat going on.