Are Marbles Dangerous

Prompted the cpsc to issue a voluntary.

Are marbles dangerous.

Guest poster patrick cote is a class of 2013 pharmd candidate from creighton university. 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. Uranium is found naturally in the environment and we actually take in more uranium from food and water than you would get from these marbles and glassware. These marbles barely register on sensitive geiger counters and the radiation emitted barely creeps above the background radiation we experience everyday from natural sources.

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. Marbles are a dangerous to younger toddlers and infants when ingested. The beads expanded to the size of marbles and it took nine hours for her to pass them in the emergency department. Marbles also tend to mar solid surfaces and they can easily break windows.

There is little need to be worried about handling or being around uranium marbles and glassware. Because they are glass or clay in material they can be hazardous to children when broken or chipped.