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Ambient-Radionuclides of New Jersey [New Jersey]

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Ambient-Radionuclides of New Jersey [New Jersey]
Description
Radioisotopes (radionuclides) are unstable isotopes of specific elements that emit radioactivity. Alpha particles (symbol a) are a type of ionizing radiation ejected by the nuclei of some unstable atoms. These particles are essentially a helium nucleus having two protons and two neutrons. Most alpha emitters occur naturally in the environment. For example, the decay of naturally occurring uranium and thorium include many radioactive daughters that decay via alpha emission. Radionuclides are present in varying amounts in nearly all rocks, soils, and water. Human activity can also release radioactive substances into the environment. The radionuclides sampled for in this project are as follows: Gross Beta Dissolved as Cs-137, Alpha Radioactivity Water Dissolved as Th-230, Radium 226 Dissolved as Radon Method, Alpha Radioactivity 2 Sigma Precision Est as Th-230, Beta Radioactivity 2 Sigma Precision Est as Cs-137, and Radium 226 2 Sigma Precision Est Water Dissolved. The unit of measurement is picocuries per liter, pCi/L. This update (2013) includes the data from the completed second sampling cycle of all 150 wells which comprise the redesigned NJAGWQMN.
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NJDEP, NJGWS
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's (NJDEP) Bureau of GIS
Temporal Coverage
Last modified 2021-11-08
Date Issued
2020-05-08
Access Rights
Public
Format
Shapefile
Language
English
Date Added
August 28, 2025

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    NJDEP, NJGWS (2020). Ambient-Radionuclides of New Jersey [New Jersey]. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's (NJDEP) Bureau of GIS. https://gisdata-njdep.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/njdep::ambient-radionuclides-of-new-jersey (web service)
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