Radionuclide removal

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 UTC 1991

OSTI ID:5823144

Sorg, T J

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed new and revised regulations on radionuclide contaminants in drinking water in June 1991. During the 1980's, the Drinking Water Research Division, USEPA conducted a research program to evaluate various technologies to remove radium, uranium and radon from drinking water. The research consisted of laboratory and field studies conducted by USEPA, universities and consultants. The paper summarizes the results of the most significant projects completed. General information is also presented on the general chemistry of the three radionuclides. The information presented indicates that the most practical treatment methods for radium are ion exchange and lime-soda softening and reverse osmosis. The methods tested for radon are aeration and granular activated carbon and the methods for uranium are anion exchange and reverse osmosis.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH (United States). Drinking Water Research Div.
• OSTI ID: 5823144
• Report Number(s): PB-92-121284/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540330* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ACTINIDES
AERATION
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
CALCIUM COMPOUNDS
CALCIUM OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CLEANING
DECONTAMINATION
DIFFUSION
DRINKING WATER
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
GASES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
ION EXCHANGE
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS RECOVERY
METALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY
NONMETALS
OSMOSIS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
PROCESSING
RADIATION PROTECTION LAWS
RADIOACTIVITY
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
RADIUM
RADON
RARE GASES
RECOVERY
REGULATIONS
TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION
URANIUM
US EPA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WATER
WATER TREATMENT