Search results
Search results
-
Beta/photon emitters
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1541
GENERAL INFORMATION Most drinking water sources have very low levels of radioactive contaminants ("radionuclides"), most of which are naturally occurring, although contamination of drinking water sources from human-made nuclear materials can als ...
-
Alpha emitters
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1542
GENERAL INFORMATION Most drinking water sources have very low levels of radioactive contaminants ("radionuclides"), most of which are naturally occurring, although contamination of drinking water sources from human-made nuclear materials can als ...
-
Thallium
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1526
GENERAL INFORMATION Thallium is a metal found in natural deposits such as ores containing other elements. The major sources of thallium in drinking water are leaching from ore-processing sites; and discharge from electronics, glass, and drug factories. HE ...
-
Strontium
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1525
GENERAL INFORMATION Strontium is a naturally occurring element found in rocks, soil, dust, coal, and oil. Naturally occurring strontium is not radioactive and is either referred to as stable strontium or strontium. Strontium in the environment exists in f ...
-
Selenium
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1524
GENERAL INFORMATION Selenium is a metal found in natural deposits such as ores containing other elements. The greatest use of selenium compounds is in electronic and photocopier components, but they are also widely used in glass, pigments, rubber, metal a ...
-
Nickel
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1523
GENERAL INFORMATION Nickel is a very abundant natural element and is often used in electroplating, stainless steel and alloy products. It generally gets into water from mining and refining operations. HEALTH EFFECTS Exposure of the general population from ...
-
Cyanide
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1517
GENERAL INFORMATION Cyanide is a carbon-nitrogen chemical unit which combines with many organic and inorganic compounds. The most commonly used form, hydrogen cyanide, is mainly used to make compounds and other synthetic fibers and resins. The major sourc ...
-
Cadmium
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1512
GENERAL INFORMATION Cadmium is a natural element in the earthÕs crust. It is usually found as a mineral combined with other elements such as oxygen (cadmium oxide), chlorine (cadmium chloride), or sulfur (cadmium sulfate, cadmium sulfide). All soils and r ...
-
Copper
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1516
GENERAL INFORMATION Copper is a metal found in natural deposits such as ores containing other elements. Copper is widely used in household plumbing materials. The major sources of copper in drinking water are corrosion of household plumbing systems; and e ...
-
Chromium
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1515
GENERAL INFORMATION Chromium is an odorless and tasteless metallic element. Chromium is found naturally in rocks, plants, soil and volcanic dust, humans and animals. The most common forms of chromium that occur in natural waters in the environment are tri ...