title: Direct comparison of three methods for the determination of radon in well water.
abstract: Radon concentrations obtained using a bubbler device developed to collect and bubble water samples in the laboratory and field were compared with results from conventional liquid scintillation counting. Measurements from standard solutions with a wide concentration range showed excellent agreement between liquid scintillation and results obtained using the bubbler device in conjunction with alpha-scintillation cells. Measurements of waterborne radon concentrations in 110 community and private wells in New York State ranged from 1 to 4,100 Bq L-1, with arithmetic and geometric means of 200 and 30 Bq L-1, respectively. Excellent agreement between the analytical techniques was obtained for each field site.
authors.affiliation: Wadsworth Center, New York Department of Health, Albany 12201, USA.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kitto
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kuhland
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Dansereau
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009518:New York; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011886:Radon / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis*; D012588:Scintillation Counting / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive; D011886:Radon