Soil Criteria

["Erik C. Nielsen" <nielsenec@earthlink.net>]

At 08:33 AM 6/9/00 -0500, you wrote:

>I'm trying to put together a comparison of criteria for radionuclides and
>metals in soil around the world.  What I have at hand are criteria from:
>  - the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy;
>  - the British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, and;
>  - the Canadian Council of Ministers of Environment.
>
>Christopher H. Clement, M.Sc., CHP
>Scientific Specialist / Radiation Protection Program Manager
>Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Office
>Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
>clementc@aecl.ca
>phone (613) 998-4525
>fax (613) 952-0760
A short table of naturally occuring radionuclides can be found on-line at
http://techconf.llnl.gov/radcri/1507.html

in Chapter 8 of NUREG 1507

It is not all inclusive but does include the U-chain, Th-chain and Cs-137 
from various locations around the U.S.

Erik C. Nielsen
Senior Radiochemist
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