| Main Title |
Methods and results of EPA's study of radon in drinking water / |
| Author |
Horton, Thomas R.
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| CORP Author |
Eastern Environmental Radiation Facility, Montgomery, AL. |
| Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Radiation Programs, Eastern Environmental Radiation Facility, |
| Year Published |
1983 |
| Report Number |
EPA 520/5-83/027 |
| Stock Number |
PB84-187269 |
| OCLC Number |
40279150 |
| Subjects |
Drinking water--Contamination--United States ;
Radioactive pollution of water--United States ;
Radon--Environmental aspects--United States ;
Radon--adverse effects ;
Water Pollution, Radioactive ;
Risk Factors
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| Additional Subjects |
Radon ;
Potable water ;
Water supplies ;
Radioactive contaminants ;
Ground water ;
Sampling ;
Uranium ;
Water analysis ;
Sites ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
Water pollution sampling ;
Natural emissions ;
Water pollution detection
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJED |
EPA 520/5-83-027 |
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OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
07/16/1999 |
| ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA-520-5-83-027 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
| ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 520-5-83-027 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
06/09/2022 |
| ERAD |
EPA 520/5-83-027 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
07/16/2012 |
| NTIS |
PB84-187269 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
v, 25 pages : maps ; 28 cm |
| Abstract |
In 1978, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Eastern Environmental Radiation Facility (EERF), began sampling radon in drinking water. During the next two to three years, approximately 27 states were included in this pilot study, the purpose of which was to determine the need for a nationwide study of radon in drinking water; to demonstrate the feasibility of such a study; and to develop a limited data base of radon in drinking water nationwide. The subject of this paper is the nationwide study that developed from that pilot study. Samples from more than 2500 public water supplies representing 35 states were collected. For the most part, samples were from public groundwater supplies serving 1000 or more people. Although only about five percent of the total number of groundwater supplies in the 48 contiguous states of the U.S. were sampled, those samples represent nearly 45 percent of the water consumed by the U.S. groundwater users in the 48 contiguous states. The intent was to collect samples that represented what people actually consume from a given public groundwater supply. |
| Notes |
"EPA 520/5-83-027." Includes bibliographical references (page 25). |
