TITLE:
A Mitigating Technique for the Treatment of Small Volumes Drinking Water from Radon Gas
AUTHORS:
Saddig D. Jastaniah, Bassam Z. Shakhreet, Hanan Y. Abbas
KEYWORDS:
Radon; Mitigation; Drinking Water
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Biophysics,
Vol.4 No.1,
January
6,
2014
ABSTRACT: We made an evaluation of a suitable mitigation technique for the treatment of drinking water that was artificially enriched with Rn-222 in laboratory by placing a radium rich granite stone (pitchblende) in a closed container filled with tap water for several days in order to allow Rn-222 concentration to approach its highest possible level. Experiments were designed to investigate the effectiveness of removal of Rn-222 by diffused bubble aeration method at room temperature. The results showed that this method becomes more efficient at higher airto-water ratios. Better aeration depends on the length of travel of bubbles through the water depth. This method is practical and has low capital cost. The removal of Rn-222 from artificially enriched water can be practically achieved by diffused bubble aeration method to greater than 98%.