Radium concentration in potable water

[avest@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Albert Lee Vest)]

Paul, Jim, etc.

After your spirited discussion of RADITHOR, I thought you'd enjoy hearing
about this.

My wife and I are planning a trip to Saratoga Springs, NY this fall, so
she's borrowed some Fodor's guides, etc. from the library.  Apparently
"springs" of water, for bathing and drinking, are among the main attractions
there.

According to one of the books, there's a  (one, unique apparently) spring
that has such a high radium content that there's a sign on it, not
*condemning* it (isn't *that* refreshing?), but advising people to drink
from it not more than once per week!

You know how sketchy these popular travel books are.  Do any of you know
what exactly is the concentration in that spring, and/or in the other
springs in the Saratoga region?  Does the "one drink per week" come from New
York State regulations, or federal, or just the proprietor's conservative
judgment?
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