Sea Consultants Inc, Cambridge, MA
- SEA Consultants, Inc., Cambridge, MA (USA)
The EPA is currently developing regulations to limit the radon concentration in public water supplies. Based on the latest scientific evaluations, it appears that the health impact of radon is larger than suggested by guidelines used at the state level. The radon maximum contaminant level being discussed would impact over half of the groundwater supplies in the country and a larger percentage in the New England States. In Friendship, Maine, a public water system was recently placed into operation that uses a bedrock well as a source. High radon levels are treated using granulated activated carbon contactors. Performance testing was completed that provides insight into process effectiveness and the flexibility of GAC to respond to varying loading rates. 17 refs., 5 figs., 1 tab.
- OSTI ID:
- 5871978
- Journal Information:
- Journal of the New England Water Works Association; (USA), Vol. 103:2; ISSN 0028-4939
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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29 ENERGY PLANNING
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GROUND WATER
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
RADON
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
WATER SUPPLY
CONTAMINATION
MASSACHUSETTS
MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE LEVEL
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ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FEDERAL REGION I
FLUIDS
GASES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MASS TRANSFER
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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NORTH AMERICA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RARE GASES
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WATER
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