DTIC ADA1016252: A Description of the Levels pdf

DTIC ADA1016252: A Description of the Levels

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This study describes the levels of radioactivity in drinking water from sixty-four communities (1974-1979). Certain man-controlled factors may alter the levels of radioactivity in a community’s water supply. The selection of water source, the type of water treatment, and the presence of local radioactive ground disposal sites are three examples of local features which might affect the level of radioactivity of finished water. In this study each community water supply studied was characterized by the selection of the original type of water source (i.e. reservoir or well), the presence or absence locally of conventional water treatment, and the presence or absence of a local radioactive ground disposal site. This study describes the relationship between two of these local features (source and disposal sites) and the levels of radioactivity in drinking water from these communities. The health effects of low dose ionizing radiation and the hydrogeologic considerations involved in the ground disposal of radioactive wastes are reviewed

• Creator/s: Defense Technical Information Center
• Date: 6/1/1980
• Year: 1980
• Book Topics/Themes: DTIC Archive, Stockwell, John R, AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSONAFB OH, *DRINKING WATER, *RADIOACTIVITY, *WATER SUPPLIES, AIR FORCE, COMMUNITIES, STATISTICAL DATA, THESES, SAMPLING, LEVEL(QUANTITY), PUBLIC HEALTH, IONIZING RADIATION, RADIATION DOSAGE

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