Radium in eggs??

[SSEKIRK@aol.com]

Radsafers,

I would appreciate your help.

I received a phone call from a chicken farmer at an egg production facility.
He just had his well water tested (he uses it only as a water supply for his
chickens) and the combined radium 226 and radium 228 was 21 pCi/L.  He
wondered whether or not he should be concerned with radium in the eggs he sold
(of course excluding the activity in the shells).  I would think the activity
in the eggs would be minimal, but I would like to hears other opinions since
his facility produces 20,000 eggs/day.
Please respond directly to me at: SSEKIRK@aol.com

Cheerio,  S. Kirk
SSEKIRK@aol.com