RE: contamination by spraying

[Scott D Kniffin <Scott.D.Kniffin.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>]

Thanks to everybody for the bountiful explanations on and off list;
exceptional as always.  I now stand enlightened.  Just to continue the
thought, how do the below numbers compare to plain old sea water?  

> Besides, the reported concentrations of Naturally Occurring 
> Radionuclides (NORs) in 'production waters' vary considerably:
>  NOR           Reported Range (Bq/L)
> U-238           0.0003 <> 0.1
> Ra-226          0.002  <> 1,200
> Pb-210          0.05   <> 190
> Th-232          0.0003 <> 0.001
> Ra-228          0.3    <> 180
> Ra-224          0.5    <> 40
>

Scott Kniffin

RSO Unisys Federal Systems, Lanham, MD
CHO Radiation Effects Facility, GSFC, NASA
mailto:Scott.D.Kniffin.1@gsfc.nasa.gov

The opinions expressed here are my own. They do not necessarily represent
the views of Unisys or NASA.  This material has not been reviewed by my
manager or NASA.  


************************************************************************
The RADSAFE Frequently Asked Questions list, archives and subscription
information can be accessed at http://www.ehs.uiuc.edu/~rad/radsafe.html