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Session 7

 

Unknown Quantities

Weinhold, Bob (2012) "Unknown Quantities: Regulating Radionuclides in Tap Water, " Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 120, No. 9, p. A351-A356.

Discussion Questions:

  1. What are the environmental health risks of radionuclides in tap water?
  2. List 5 radionuclides of concern and briefly explain thier risks.
  3. How does the EPA regulate for these agents?
  4. Describe the biomonitoring program of the Centers For Disease Control.

Be familiar with the answers to these questions but there is no homework for Session 7.