Radioactive Materials in Biosolids
National Survey, Dose Modeling, and Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) Guidance
R. K. Bastiana,*,
J. T. Bachmaierb,
D. W. Schmidtc,
S. N. Salomond,
A. Jonese,
W. A. Chiuf,
L. W. Setlowg,
A. B. Wolbarsth,
C. Yui,
J. Goodmanj and
T. Lenhartk
a USEPA, Office of Wastewater Management (4204M), Room 7220B EPA EAST, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460
b U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585
c U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NMSS, Washington, DC 20555-0001
d U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, OSTP, Washington, DC 20555-0001
e U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, RES, Washington, DC 20555-0001
f USEPA, Office of Research & Development (8623D), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460
g USEPA, Office of Radiation & Indoor Air (6608J), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460
h USEPA, Office of Radiation & Indoor Air (6608J), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460
i Argonne National Labs, EA Division, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439
j New Jersey Department of Environmental Radiation, Bureau of Environmental Radiation, P.O. Box 415, Trenton, NJ 08625-0415
k NE Ohio Regional Sewer District, 3826 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115-2504

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Fig. 1. Map of radon zones. See USEPA (2004) and USGS (2004) for color versions.
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Fig. 2. Location of publicly owned treatment works (POTW) in the Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards (ISCORS) survey (Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards, 2003a).
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Fig. 3. Flowchart for Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards (ISCORS) recommendations on radioactive materials in sewage sludge and ash (Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards, 2003c).
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