Rn(Th)/Rn(U)

["Richard C. Mannix" <rcmannix@uci.edu>]

Radsafers,

I received the following message today. If you can be of help to her,
answer her directly.

Thanks.
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>Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 14:45:46 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Anna Elisabetta Baldacci <betta90@yahoo.com>
>Subject: Rn(Th)/Rn(U)
>To: rcmannix@uci.edu
>
>
>Dear Mr Richard,
>i've a radiochemistry problem that i can't resolve.
>I'm a student,i study Radiochemistry at Bologna's University,at
>Pharmacy's Faculty and this is the question that i tell you,hoping to
>receive the solution:last month me and my teacher,doing an ambiental
>monitoring with bees,uncovered that the Rn(Th) concentration was very
>high.We live in an area where the concentration of Rn(U) is most high
>than the
>concentration of Rn(Th).Also an earth's sample deriving from the
>botanic centre had the same concentration ofRn(Th).Bees derived from a
>hill's ambient,earth's sample fromBologna' city.What is for you the
>motivation of this thing?I hope to receive an answer as soon as
>possible
>Thanks

>Baldacci Anna Elisabetta
>betta90@yahoo.com
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Rick Mannix
Health Physicist
Laser Safety Officer
Univ. of Calif., Irvine
949-824-6098
rcmannix@uci.edu
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