Re: uranium in hair

[Weihua Zhang <zhangw@is2.dal.ca>]

Could you let me know what kinds of nuclides sit in the tap water
and how are their concentration?

Thanks

Weihua

On Sun, 12 Apr 1998, Rob Gunter wrote:

> I believe the EPA monitors U in drinking water as part of the SDWA.  I 
> recall compiling a lot of this data a while back, and noted a lot of 
> variation in both U and Ra concentrations from less than MDA to 50 or 
> 100 pCi/l.  The local water supplier would likely have this information, 
> though you may have to ask a bunch of them to find the person who files 
> the results.
> 
> 
> Rob Gunter
> 
> >
> >They also stated that almost all the samples they test from Califonia 
> show
> >"elevated" levels.  The people we have heard from do not live near 
> (within 50
> >miles of) nuclear power plants, nor was there any other information 
> provided
> >by these people that would cause one to expect elevated levels.  
> My personal
> >guess?  People in some regions of the country are exposed to higher 
> levels of
> >naturally occurring U than in other regions through food and water.
> >
> >The lab in Chicago had no information regarding what would cause higher 
> levels
> >in some portions of the population than others, nor did they have any
> >information regarding what level one might actually expect some 
> physical
> >consequence.
> >
> 
> 
> Robert J. Gunter, M.Sc. 
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