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Hm.... I've spent a lot of waiting time in this station (Rosenthaler Platz) over the years. And these tiles (in different colors though) are in a considerable amount of Berlin subway stations. Are they all radioactive like these here? Or is it only caused by the orange pigment?



The orange pigment was made with uranium.


Specifically, Uranium Oxide (UO2, I guess? Or maybe the trioxide?):

https://blog.colornavigator.net/dangerous-colors

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_trioxide




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