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Assignment Task: Drinking Water and Human Health

Question 1: Radionuclides in drinking water can cause three types of damage in organisms. List and describe each of the three types. Which treat do you consider most dangerous? Defend your answer.

Question 2: Define RAD, RBE and REMS. Which of the three terms is most useful to determine radioactivity impacts on humans? Defend your answer. 12 points

Question 3: In the short term if a human receives a radiation dose (REM) of 115 what does this mean from a health standpoint?

Question 4: Which radionuclide is most likely to be found in drinking water in the USA. How common is its occurrence and compared to inorganic and organic chemicals how big of a threat to human health is this chemical?

Question 5: Assume that you are an employee of a local health district. You have been asked to give a presentation to a group of citizens about radionuclides in drinking water. What would you include in your presentation that would provide good scientific information about this subject matter without unduly alarming the people at this meeting? Discuss.

Question 6: Why is turbidity considered a hazard for drinking water quality? Defend your answer.

Question 7: What are four common causes of turbidity in drinking water?

Question 8: Turbidity in water can be measured several ways. Talk about the two common ways to measure turbidity that we discussed in class. For each method discuss the pros and cons of making management decisions based on each measuring device.