Re: Soil Sterilization

[John Pickering <johnjp@email.sjsu.edu>]

I believe that there is company in Irvine, California called RSO which is an
irradiator.  If I recall, they used about 4.5 million Curies of Cs-137.
That should provide the dose rate that you need.  Irradiation is thier business.
John Pickering
San Jose State University
johnjp@email.sjsu.edu

 At 10:57 AM 5/14/97 -0500, you wrote:
>A researcher in this facility wants to sterilize about 1/2 cubic yard of
>soil by radiation. I think it's ordinary dry soil. Are there any facility
>to provide such service? I would like to have more infomation and I would
>appreciate any assistance in this issue. Thank you.   
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>This is only my opinion...
>Myung Chul Jo <mjo@scs.unr.edu>
>University of Nevada, Reno
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