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Table 00-21.  Radionuclide Activity Concentrations in Samples from Selected Drinking Water Sources Collected in March 2000

See CEMRC 2000 Report, "Radiological and non-radiological constituents in selected drinking water sources" for descriptions of locations and methods of data collection.

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Activity Concentrations of Analytes
Location Radionuclide Activity Concentration
(Bq L-1)
aSD
(Bq L-1)
bMDC
(Bq L-1)
Carlsbad 106Rh <MDC

 

4.5E-01
125Sb <MDC

 

1.3E-01
134Cs <MDC

 

4.2E-02
137Cs <MDC

 

5.1E-02
144Ce <MDC

 

2.9E-01
152Eu <MDC

 

1.6E-01
154Eu <MDC

 

1.5E-01
155Eu <MDC

 

1.8E-01
228Ac <MDC

 

1.9E-01
c 228Th 6.0E-04 6.8E-05 1.7E-04
230Th <MDC

 

8.9E-05
232Th <MDC

 

7.6E-05
233Pa <MDC

 

9.5E-02
234mPa <MDC

 

5.6E+00
234Th <MDC

 

8.0E-01
234U 2.8E-02 6.1E-04 1.0E-04
235U 8.1E-04 9.7E-05 9.3E-05
238Pu <MDC

 

1.2E-04
238U 1.1E-02 3.2E-04 8.4E-05
239,240Pu <MDC

 

7.8E-05
241Am <MDC

 

4.6E-05
249Cf <MDC

 

6.0E-02
40K <MDC

 

8.1E-01
60Co <MDC

 

5.4E-02
7Be <MDC

 

4.1E-01
Double Eagle 106Rh <MDC

 

5.5E-01
125Sb <MDC

 

1.6E-01
134Cs <MDC

 

5.6E-02
137Cs <MDC

 

6.1E-02
144Ce <MDC

 

3.7E-01
152Eu <MDC

 

1.8E-01
154Eu <MDC

 

1.9E-01
155Eu <MDC

 

2.2E-01
228Ac <MDC

 

2.3E-01
c 228Th 5.8E-04 6.4E-05 1.4E-04
230Th <MDC

 

8.9E-05
232Th <MDC

 

4.8E-05
233Pa <MDC

 

1.2E-01
234mPa <MDC

 

7.3E+00
234Th <MDC

 

9.8E-01
234U 5.4E-02 1.1E-03 7.0E-05
235U 1.4E-03 1.4E-04 9.8E-05
238Pu <MDC

 

1.0E-04
238U 2.2E-02 5.4E-04 8.1E-05
239, 240Pu <MDC

 

6.6E-05
241Am <MDC

 

4.7E-05
249Cf <MDC

 

7.2E-02
40K <MDC

 

9.1E-01
60Co <MDC

 

6.2E-02
7Be <MDC

 

5.4E-01
Hobbs 106Rh <MDC

 

5.6E-01
125Sb <MDC

 

1.6E-01
134Cs <MDC

 

5.4E-02
137Cs <MDC

 

6.0E-02
144Ce <MDC

 

3.7E-01
152Eu <MDC

 

1.8E-01
154Eu <MDC

 

1.9E-01
155Eu <MDC

 

2.3E-01
228Ac <MDC

 

2.2E-01
c 228Th 3.1E-04 7.0E-05 2.6E-04
230Th <MDC

 

1.1E-04
232Th <MDC

 

6.8E-05
233Pa <MDC

 

1.2E-01
234mPa <MDC

 

7.1E+00
234Th <MDC

 

9.7E-01
234U 9.1E-02 1.7E-03 1.2E-04
235U 2.3E-03 1.9E-04 1.1E-04
238Pu <MDC

 

1.0E-04
238U 4.0E-02 8.6E-04 9.8E-05
239,240Pu <MDC

 

7.3E-05
241Am <MDC

 

5.6E-05
249Cf <MDC

 

7.2E-02
40K <MDC

 

9.3E-01
60Co <MDC

 

6.2E-02
7Be <MDC

 

5.3E-01
Loving 106Rh <MDC

 

5.5E-01
125Sb <MDC

 

1.7E-01
134Cs <MDC

 

5.2E-02
137Cs <MDC

 

6.1E-02
144Ce <MDC

 

3.7E-01
152Eu <MDC

 

1.8E-01
154Eu <MDC

 

1.8E-01
155Eu <MDC

 

2.3E-01
228Ac <MDC

 

2.3E-01
c 228Th 6.1E-04 6.4E-05 1.3E-04
230Th <MDC

 

9.0E-05
232Th <MDC

 

5.7E-05
233Pa <MDC

 

1.2E-01
234mPa <MDC

 

7.4E+00
234Th <MDC

 

9.9E-01
234U 8.4E-02 1.6E-03 1.4E-04
235U 1.6E-03 1.5E-04 1.1E-04
238Pu <MDC

 

2.1E-04
238U 2.6E-02 6.0E-04 9.8E-05
239,240Pu <MDC

 

8.0E-05
241Am <MDC

 

4.8E-05
249Cf <MDC

 

7.4E-02
40K <MDC

 

9.6E-01
60Co <MDC

 

6.0E-02
7Be <MDC

 

5.1E-01
Private Well #2 106Rh <MDC

 

5.6E-01
125Sb <MDC

 

1.7E-01
134Cs <MDC

 

5.5E-02
137Cs <MDC

 

6.2E-02
144Ce <MDC

 

3.6E-01
152Eu <MDC

 

1.8E-01
154Eu <MDC

 

1.8E-01
155Eu <MDC

 

2.3E-01
228Ac <MDC

 

2.3E-01
c 228Th 5.7E-04 6.6E-05 1.5E-04
230Th <MDC

 

9.7E-05
232Th <MDC

 

6.5E-05
233Pa <MDC

 

1.2E-01
234mPa <MDC

 

7.2E+00
234Th <MDC

 

1.0E+00
234U 5.0E-01 9.4E-03 1.7E-04
235U 1.2E-02 7.2E-04 1.3E-04
238Pu <MDC

 

1.1E-04
238U 2.0E-01 3.9E-03 1.2E-04
239,240Pu <MDC

 

6.0E-05
241Am <MDC

 

5.6E-05
249Cf <MDC

 

7.6E-02
40K <MDC

 

9.1E-01
60Co <MDC

 

6.2E-02
7Be <MDC

 

5.7E-01
Otis 106Rh <MDC

 

5.2E-01
125Sb <MDC

 

1.5E-01
134Cs <MDC

 

5.1E-02
137Cs <MDC

 

5.9E-02
144Ce <MDC

 

3.2E-01
152Eu <MDC

 

1.6E-01
154Eu <MDC

 

1.7E-01
155Eu <MDC

 

2.0E-01
228Ac <MDC

 

2.0E-01
c 228Th 1.3E-04 3.8E-05 1.2E-04
230Th <MDC

 

8.9E-05
232Th <MDC

 

6.8E-05
233Pa <MDC

 

1.1E-01
234mPa <MDC

 

6.2E+00
234Th <MDC

 

9.2E-01
234U 1.4E-01 2.6E-03 1.4E-04
235U 3.0E-03 2.3E-04 1.1E-04
238Pu <MDC

 

1.6E-04
238U 5.2E-02 1.0E-03 1.3E-04
239,240Pu <MDC

 

1.7E-04
241Am <MDC

 

4.6E-05
249Cf <MDC

 

6.9E-02
40K <MDC

 

8.8E-01
60Co <MDC

 

5.9E-02
7Be <MDC

 

4.9E-01

aSD=Standard deviation of the propagated uncertainty in the radioanalytical measurement.

bMDC=Minimum Detectable Concentration.

cA positive bias in 228Th activity results from the addition of a 232U tracer during analysis.