Technologies and Costs for the Removal of Radon from Drinking Water. Public211 Comment Draft

摘要

The purpose of this document is to assist the U.S. Environmental Protection211u001eAgency (EPA) in updating the radon-relevant portions of its 'Technologies and 211u001eCosts' (T&C) documents developed to support the 1991 proposed radionuclides rule. 211u001eThis document is organized as follows: List of Abbreviations; List of Definitions 211u001eand Conversion Units; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 211u001e(Chapter 1) Introduction: Presents general information on the chemical and 211u001ephysical properties of radon and the regulatory background, and defines the 211u001eobjectives of this document; (Chapter 2) Removal of Radon from Drinking Water: 211u001eDiscusses technologies and techniques for removing radon from drinking water 211u001esources. Technologies presented include various aeration technologies, granular 211u001eactivated carbon (GAC) treatment, and other low technology radon removal