Examples of americium in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The most stable isotopes of americium and curium decay faster than uranium’s most stable isotopes. — Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2022 In Colorado, for instance, 27 buildings house scary-sounding elements such as cesium 137, cobalt 60, americium 241 and iridium 192. — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2022 Many other toxic and radioactive contaminants have also been found at Rocky Flats in addition to plutonium: americium, uranium, cadmium, PCBs, beryllium, and more. — Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020 Readings for contaminants like uranium and americium were also found to be well below the threshold for health concerns, the report concluded. — John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2019 Engineering Analytics will specifically be measuring for plutonium, americium and uranium and seeing whether levels of the radionuclides are a hazard to human health. — John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 2 July 2019 The waste includes isotopes of iodine, strontium, americium, plutonium, uranium and other unstable elements, many of which are toxic as well as radioactive. — Ralph Vartabedian, latimes.com, 5 June 2019 Inhalation of the particles, which included uranium, thorium, plutonium and americium, can increase the risk of cancer. — Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, 14 June 2018 Heavier elements are also created in a reactor core when uranium that hasn't been fissioned captures neutrons (plutonium and americium are two of these). — Andrew Karam, Popular Mechanics, 11 Mar. 2016 See More

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