Radon -- The State of Radon in New York
The Groundwater Quiz and Answers
- Which is responsible for more deaths in the U.S. each year?
-- The answer
is...
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| A) Radon in drinking water |
C) Drunk driving |
| B) Radon in indoor air |
D) Fires and drownings |
- Why do surface-water reservoirs have a low radon
concentration? --
The answer is...
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| A) Low-radon materials are use in construction |
C) Radon diffuses out the surface into the air |
| B) Most of the radon is absorbed by the plants |
D) They don't have low radon concentrations |
- How is the solubility of radon in water related to the water
temperature?
The answer is...
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| A) Increases linearly with temperature |
C) Decreases linearly with temperature |
| B) Increases logarithmically with temperature |
D) Decreases logarithmically with temperature |
- What approximate percentage of New Yorkers rely on
public-water supplies for their drinking water? The answer
is...
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| A) 10% |
C) 50% |
| B) 25% |
D) 90% |
- What approximate percentage of New Yorkers rely on
groundwater for their drinking water? The answer is...
-
| A) 10% |
C) 50% |
| B) 25% |
D) 90% |
- Which type of material is most likely to contain large
amounts of groundwater? The answer is...
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| A) Till |
C) Clay |
| B) Bedrock |
D) Sand |
- Which area of New York State has elevated concentrations of
radon in the groundwater? The answer
is...
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| A) Hudson Highlands |
C) Adirondacks |
| B) Long Island |
D) Finger Lakes |
- Which geology is most often associated with elevated
concentrations of radon in the groundwater? The answer is...
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| A) Shale |
C) Limestone |
| B) Sandstone |
D) Granite |
- Which occurs at the highest concentration (picoCurie per
Liter; pCi/L) in groundwater in New York? The answer is...
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| A) Radon |
C) Uranium |
| B) Radium |
D) Thorium |
- Which type of system is required to test for radioactivity
levels in the drinking water? The answer
is...
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| A) Private well |
C) Rest stops and campgrounds |
| B) Community supply |
D) Hospital and schools |
- What are the maximum concentrations of radium (pCi/L) and
uranium (ug/L) allowed in community water supplies? The answer
is...
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| A) 5 for both |
C) 5 and 30, respectively |
| B) 5 and 15, respectively |
D) 15 for both |
- What county of New York has the highest radon levels in
public water supplies? The answer is...
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| A) Putnam |
C) Suffolk |
| B) Onondaga |
D) St. Lawrence |
- Which water source typically contains the highest
concentration of radon? The answer is...
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| A) Surface pond |
C) Well |
| B) Ocean |
D) Spring |
- As a rule of thumb, what concentration of radon in water
(pCi/L) will produce 1 pCi/L of indoor radon during normal water
use at a home? The answer is...
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| A) 100 |
C) 10,000 |
| B) 1,000 |
D) 100,000 |
