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What do the following items have mon?
Limestone
Dolomite Diamond
Perlite Aluminum Silicate
Mica Coal Tar
Gypsum Crystalline Silicate
Attapulgite Americium 241 - Radioactive
Kaolin Calcium Sulfate
Halite Titanium Dioxide
Clay Copper
Nickel Talc
Cadmium Zinc
Graphite Lava Rock (Landscaping Rocks, etc.)
Silica, (Alkaline Silica) Industrial Quartz
Quartz
Answer
These are ingredients found in products at Fleet/Farm in Menomonie, WI. Of course, think of all the products containing steel, aluminum, and brass. (not plete ingredient list):
Sheetrock pound: plaster of paris, limestone, dolomite, expanded perlite, mica, attapulgite, kaolin
Salt Bricks: Halite
Detergent: sodium silicate
Sandpaper: sand and gravel
Smoke Detector: 1 microcurie of Americium 241 (radioactive)
Flashlight: nickel, cadmium
Glass Cleaner: Silica
Stove Gasket: graphite impregnated fiberglass
Stove Motar: alkaline silicate
Black Top Sealer: refined coal tar, hydro