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uranium in drinking water
We have been involved with this situation for about a week. The uranium
data we have received thusfar is that the uranium analysis was performed by
gamma spec with the following results listed as pCi/L:
U-nat 758 +/- 140 mda 0.8
U 235 7 +/- 2 mda 0.5
U 234 512 +/- 95 mda 0.8
U 238 224 +/- 42 mda 0.7
the total alpha was measured at 882 pCi/L with no indication of the method
used for this analysis
Paul A. Charp, Ph.D.
Senior Health Physicist
CDC/ATSDR
1600 Clifton Rd (E-56)
Atlanta, GA 30333
(404)639-6004 fax 6075
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