Uranium, radium in Groundwater

["Henry Wood" <thenry@viperlink.net>]

A friend recently presented me some data from a private drinking water well
(southeastern USA) that showed the following:

total uranium =     1490 ug/L
U-233/234 =     711 pCi/L
U-235/236 =     21.7 pCi/L
U-238        =  499 pCi/L
Radium-226 = 418 pCi/L

Obviously, these level exceed MCLs / risk-based activities.
My question: Is there any way possible these activities are related to a
geologic formation?


Thanks
Henry



Thomas Henry Wood
Blue Ridge Environmental Consulting, Inc.
600 Highway 25 North
Travelers Rest, SC  29690
864-834-5513
thenry@viperlink.net

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