Mar 17, 2019 · The brand of smoke detector, which must be Kidde, Firex, Fyrnetics, or Edwards The radioactivity rating, found on the label on the back of the alarm, which must be 1.0 microcuries or …

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What are the environmental effects of discarding radioactive smoke detectors? I called Kidde about mailing back their radioactive smoke detector now that it has exceeded its usable life.

Q&A for folks dedicated to a lifestyle that can be maintained indefinitely without depleting available resources

Q&A for folks dedicated to a lifestyle that can be maintained indefinitely without depleting available resources

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The EPA in the US advise that: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulates the radioactive materials in smoke detectors. Because the amount of americium in these devices is so small, NRC's …

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I live in the United States and I have a non-working Kidde ionization smoke detector. I've read that these smoke detectors should be recycled because they contain some radioactive material.