The state of maine has set an maximum exposure guideline for water.
Radon in well water maine.
Several in southern maine have radon concentrations above one million pci l.
While most radon related deaths are due to radon gas accumulated in houses from seepage through cracks in the foundation 30 to 1 800 deaths per year are attributed to radon from household water.
Call the safe drinking water hotline 1 800 426 4791 which can provide phone numbers for your state laboratory certification office.
If you have a private well.
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What is the epa doing about setting an mcl for water radon.
If your water comes from a private well you should.
Radon in soil gas and in water is therefore common in maine and random sampling of maine homes suggests that any location could have high radon from either source.
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Epa recommends testing your drinking water for radon.
Information on epa s.
Your state laboratory certification office or state radon office can direct you to laboratories which may be able to test your.
At levels of 4 000 pci l or higher you should consider action beginning with reviewing your total radon risk from radon in air and water.
1 in 10 wells in maine has too much arsenic uranium radon or other harmful chemicals.
The current advisory level for radon in your home s water supply is 4 000 pci l.
As your radon level in water gets closer to 10 000 pci l you need to more strongly consider installing treatment.
For this reason me cdc recommends that every home in maine with a private well should be tested for radon in both air and water.
Maine cdc transitioned to using the environmental protection agency s epa drinking water standards and health advisory levels for contaminants found in well water in maine and no longer maintains seperate maximum exposure guidelines except for radon.
The current state of maine meg for water is 4 000 pci l.
In 1996 congress amended the safe drinking water act sdwa to commission the national academy of sciences nas to conduct a.
If your home is for sale you cannot legally test for radon yourself.
Maine state guidelines for water.
Since radon is a radionuclide concentrations in air.
Studies have shown that nearly one in five maine wells have radon concentrations this high or higher.
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High levels of dissolved radon are found in the groundwater in some areas flowing through granite or granitic sand and gravel formations.
Epa s 2018 drinking water standards and health advisories tables.
The maine bureau of health recommends radon concentrations in drinking water of 20 000 pci l or above be reduced.
