EESA10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Radium Hot Springs, Uranium-238, Kootenay National Park
16 Oct 2017
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Inorganic contaminants: arsenic, fluoride, lead, nitrates (fertilizers nonpoint sources, pesticides and herbicides (nonpoint sources, volatile organic compounds (voc, 4. A sample is first passed through a filtering apparatus: a. The filter disk is then placed on a medium that support coliform bacteria for 24hours: b. After incubation, the number of bacterial colonies is counted. Radionuclides: alpha emitters, beta/photon emitters, combined radium 226/228, radon gas, radium, damage to dna, increase risk of getting cancer, radioactive decay, radon, radon: a colorless and odorless gas, produced by the radioactive decay of uranium, in particular uranium- Burnt hill mine in northern saskatchewan: radium, radium hot springs, located within the boundaries of kootenay. National park, bc as it appeared shortly after opening (cid:523)early (cid:883)9(cid:882)(cid:882)"s(cid:524: 3. Concentrations above 5(cid:882) g per liter (cid:523)red dots(cid:524) are harmful to human health. As in many black shale beds, arsenic is also present: arsenic-induced hyperkeratosis of the hands and feet, lesion caused by arsenic contaminated drinking water, 3.
