U&Ra and water

[Khalid Aleissa <kaleissa@kacst.edu.sa>]

Some of the country remote areas rely on ground water for drinking and
irrigation. Some of these water wells contain unsafe concentrations of
natural radionuclides, particularly, uranium and/or radium. Currently,
we are running a national project to evaluate the problem. I'm seeking
for a person(s) who has a practical experience dealing with a similar
problem for the following tasks:
    - Geochemistry studies
                    to locate the sources of these nuclides and may come
with a solution easier than the treatment.

    - Risk assessment

    - Treatment
                     A treatment technique suitable for remote areas of
small populations has the following characteristics:
                     small scale, simple to operate, economic, minimal
periodical maintenance ...etc.

I kindly  request any one has experience in these areas or could direct
me to the right person to contact me

Best regards..

--
Khalid Aleissa, Ph.D.
224B, Institute of Atomic Energy Research
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
P. O. Box 6086
Riyadh 11442
Saudi Arabia
Tel (+9661) 481-3617
Fax. (+9661) 481-3887
e-mail: kaleissa@kacst.edu.sa


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