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Is this... safe? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/justpost@lemmy.world

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[–] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 58 points 11 months ago (1 children)

As long as it isn't uranium glazed glass it is safe to eat from. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1322875/

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 41 points 11 months ago (1 children)

From the paper: "The maximum quantity of uranium leached from the uranium-bearing glasses was about 30 micrograms L-1, while that from the ceramic-glazed items was about 300,000 micrograms L-1. "

Thanks for posting this!!

[–] marine_mustang@sh.itjust.works 35 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Also, the green glow isn’t from radioactive decay, it’s the uranium fluorescing under the UV light stationed just out of frame.

[–] ThoGot@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah the light is probably more harmful than the glassware lol

[–] Schmoo@slrpnk.net 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Most of the produce you buy in grocery stores have been irradiated with UV to kill harmful bacteria, and it does not have any harmful effects. I suppose if they leave the UV light on and eat dinner under it for an extended period of time then they might get a sunburn.

[–] ThoGot@lemm.ee 8 points 11 months ago

I suppose if they leave the UV light on and eat dinner under it for an extended period of time then they might get a sunburn.

Yeah that's what I meant

[–] bizarroland@fedia.io 3 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I wonder if it truly doesn't have any harmful effects?

I've heard a lot of studies about how America's *gut Flora has changed in the last 50 years. How much of that is from having fewer microbiota ingested from natural food?

I mean, it's not like UV only kills the bad stuff right?

[–] kaklerbitmap@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

America's got Flora

It took me way too long to figure out that you meant America's gut flora. America's Got Flora sounds like some weird reality TV show.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I'd watch that.

[–] bizarroland@fedia.io 3 points 11 months ago

Thank you very much. I made the edit

[–] ThoGot@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

As far as I know changes in the microbiota are mostly due to the lack of dietary fiber and the consumption of highly processed foods

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Probably combined with high use of antibiotics.

[–] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago

And then look at how many lives it saved by providing food this way.