Are Marbles Dangerous

These marbles barely register on sensitive geiger counters and the radiation emitted barely creeps above the background radiation we experience everyday from natural sources.

Are marbles dangerous.

1 dangerous toys a toys with sharp edges b objects with small removable parts c poisonous or lead paint d marbles jacks beads and coins e flammable toys f liquid crayon g poorly balanced riding toys 2 safe toys a floor trains cars and boats nonelectrical b large peg boards c wooden animals. Marbles also tend to mar solid surfaces and they can easily break windows. Although the marbles emit beta particles and gamma rays which are dangerous at high levels they only give off a small number of these radioactive decay products. 1 464 points 29 comments marbles are dangerous iwsmt has amazing images videos and anectodes to waste your time on.

The beads expanded to the size of marbles and it took nine hours for her to pass them in the emergency department. Because they are glass or clay in material they can be hazardous to children when broken or chipped. Prompted the cpsc to issue a voluntary. In 2012 and 2013 deaths of children overseas and injuries in the u s.

There is little need to be worried about handling or being around uranium marbles and glassware. Guest poster patrick cote is a class of 2013 pharmd candidate from creighton university.