RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT AND DRINKING WATER

The salient factors regarding the hazards of radiation in drinking water supplies are presented from the viewpoint of the waterworks operator. While emphasizing the hazards from fallout, other sources of radioactive wastes which might be introduced into domestic water supplies are also discussed. Data are given on the effects of radioactivity by natural agents with primary consideration to the water environment and a resume of current methods of decontamination. (Public Health Eng. Abstr., 41: No. 9,