Re: Naturally-occurring Tritium

[Glenn Roberts <glenn@u1st.com>]

Eisenbud's graph indicates 200-300 pCi/L.  Why the big variation when
detection statistics are very reliable in this range.

Glenn Roberts

Michael McNaughton wrote:
> 
> At 04:44 PM 2/14/00 -0600, you wrote:
> >Anyone have a figure and reference for the average concentration of trtium
> in the earth's water?  Thanks!
> 
> It varies; somewhere around 30 pCi/L.
> 
> Some references:
> Robert Holloway, Radiochemica Acta, 62, pp 217-220 (1993)
> Shigefumi Okada and Noriyuki Momoshima, Health Physics, 65, p595 (1993)
> 
> mike
> Mike McNaughton
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