Reconnaissance water sampling for radium-226 in central and northern Florida, December 1974-March 1976
Water-Resources Investigations Report
76-103
By: G. A. Irwin and C. B. Hutchinson
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Abstract
Analyses of 115 water samples collected from December 1974 through March 1976 in eight Florida Counties indicated that 22 samples (19 percent) had radium-226 activities equal to or in excess of 3 piC/liter (picocuries per liter), the concentration limit recommended for drinking water by the U.S. Public Health Service. The maximum radium-226 activity was 90 piC/liter in water from a shallow well in Polk County. The sampling reconnaissance was generally limited to areas of active phosphate mining and areas of undisturbed phosphate deposits. Most of the sampling was from water wells. Thirteen surface-water samples were collected in the Peace River drainage basin. The maximum radium-226 detected in surface-water samples was 3.6 piC/liter in Little Charlie Creek at State Road 664A in Hardee County. (Woodard-USGS)
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Irwin, G.A., Hutchinson, C.B., 1976, Reconnaissance water sampling for radium-226 in central and northern Florida, December 1974-March 1976: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-103, iii, 16 p. , https://doi.org/10.3133/wri76103.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Reconnaissance water sampling for radium-226 in central and northern Florida, December 1974-March 1976 |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 76-103 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri76103 |
| Year Published | 1976 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Description | iii, 16 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |