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INTRODUCTION
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1 GETTING STARTED
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1.1 Unpacking
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1.2 General Safety Instructions
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1.3 Taking a Look
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Fig. 1 Aerating a 250mL water sample
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Fig. 2 Aeration in progress
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Fig. 3 RAD H2O Schematic
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1.4 Running a Test
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1.4.1 Preparing the RAD7
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1.4.2 Collecting a Sample
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1.4.3 Setting Up the Equipment
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1.4.4 Starting the Test
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Fig. 4 Aerator assembly
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1.4.5 Finishing the Test
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1.4.6 Interpreting the Results
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Fig. 5 RAD H2O printout
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2 BACKGROUND
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2.1 About Radon-in-Water
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2.2 Health Risks Due to Waterborne Radon
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2.3 Physical Properties of Waterborne Radon
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2.4 Radon as a Tracer for Groundwater movement
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2.5 Standard Methods for Radon in Water Analysis
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2.6 Mitigation Strategies
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3 RAD H2O TECHNIQUE
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3.1 The Closed Loop Concept
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3.2 Desiccant
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3.3 Purging the System
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3.4 Background and Residuals
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4 RESULTS
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4.1 How Calculation Is Made
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4.2 Decay Correction
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