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3 additional radioactive isotopes detected in latest sinkhole sample — Over 80 picocuries per kilogram of radium (PHOTOS)

http://enenews.com/3-radioactive-isotopes-detected-latest-sinkhole-sample-sinkhole
 
Published: August 21st, 2012 at 8:37 pm ET 
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ARS Data – radiological (NORM) results for 1 water sample collected near the sinkhole
Source: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Sample Collected:  August 15, 2012
Sample Tested: August 17, 2012
Results Published: August 21, 2012

There are 6 isotopes — not besides Potassium-40 — that are above the minimum detectable concentration (MDC).

  • Thallium-208 @ 4.819 pCi/kg*
  • Bismuth-214 @ 15.590 pCi/kg
  • Lead-214 @ 15.517 pCi/kg
  • Radium-226 @ 63.569 pCi/kg*
  • Radium-228 @ 18.705 pCi/kg*
  • Thorium-228 @ 12.776 pCi/kg

*In the last report from a week ago, only 3 isotopes — Bismuth-214, Lead-214, and Thorium-228 — were detected….”

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