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What things (that we use daily) give off Radiation???

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Tvs? Mobile phones? Headphones????

I know microwaves do. A dangerous amount. But what else?

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  1. smoke alarms actually have a small amount of americium ( a radioactive metal) in them, which gives out beta radiation.

    Radiators give out radiation as well, as do most electric appliances. If you mean radioactive radiation, there are more specific household items which do give out amounts of radioactive radiation.


  2. toilets after a curry night

  3. pilons, areals, sky dish, few more things as well

  4. Radiator

    Nah just messin :P

  5. everything

  6. There is  low levels of radiation everywhere called background radiation from natural and manmade sources.  Natural sources of radiation include the sun and ground (radon, for example).  

    More than 80 percent of the radiation we are exposed to comes from such natural sources as sunlight, soil, and certain types of rocks. Cosmic rays filtering down through the atmosphere, and radon gas filtering up through the soil, are sources of natural radiation.

    Background radiation is present everywhere, all the time and varies greatly depending on our geographical location.

    In addition, people are exposed to radiation from man-made sources such as color televisions, smoke detectors, computer monitors, and X-rays. These sources account for less than one-fifth of our total radiation exposure.

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