FW: Iron in drinking waters

["Caspary, Melanie" <Caspary@idns.state.il.us>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Noyce, Jim 
> Sent:	Wednesday, January 12, 2000 3:13 PM
> To:	Caspary, Melanie
> Cc:	Wu, Renpo
> Subject:	Iron in drinking waters
> 
> Please post the following to the RadSafe newsgroup:
> This question is related to the recent exchange of messages about possibly
> extractable elements into water-immiscible liquid-scintillation cocktails;
> elements (especially iron) that could interfere with the analysis of
> Rn-222 in waters.  
> What is a good source of information about the occurrence and
> concentrations of dissolved metals in waters?  My particular interest is
> Illinois ground waters.  Thanks  
> Jim Noyce, Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety, noyce@idns.state.il.us
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