Are organically grown tomatoes radioactive?

Subject: Are organically grown tomatoes radioactive?

Date: Wed May 17 23:18:47 2000
Posted by Jenny
Grade level: 10-12 School: Sun Prairie High School
City: Sun Prairie State/Province: WI Country: USA
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 958619927.Ch

Message:


In my physics class, I need to answer this question.  I would think that 
they are radioactive because everything is radioactive (at least I think 
so).  I don't think they are radioactive because they aren't grown using  
chemicals and pesticides which are probley radioactive.  I'm not sure if 
dirt is radioactive, but if it is, then the tomatoes would be radioactive, 
also.

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