Global Climate Change Action

Continuation from http://globalclimatechangeaction.org/smokedetector

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The broken smoke detector contains an amount of AM 241 and bears the radiation warning. The label reads "return to supplier or Dpt of Health for disposal."

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"When more than 10 smoke detectors (or more particularly, the Americium 241 sources) are collected together for bulk disposal however, they must be treated as radioactive waste, and the requirements of the National Health and Research Council's code of practice for the Near Surface Disposal of Radioactive Waste in Australia, 1992, (PDF 237kb) must be met. Contact your State or Territory radiation control authority for advice."

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