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RADIATION (SAFETY CONTROL) ACT - SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 1

Sections 3, 19 and 23

MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION FOR DISCHARGE OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES IN AIR AND WATER

First Column

Second Column

Third Column

Radioactive substance

Microcuries per millilitre of air

Microcuries per millilitre of water

A41

5x10-7

5x10-4

Ag105

1x10-5

2

Ag111

3x10-5

4

Am241

3x10-11

1x10-4

As76

2x10-6

0.2

At211

3x10-10

2x10-6

Au198

1x10-7

3x10-3

Au199

2.5x10-7

7x10-3

Ba140+La140

6x10-8

2x10-3

Be7

4x10-6

1

C14

5x10-7

3x10-3

Ca45

3x10-8

5x10-4

Cd109+Ag109m

7x10-8

7x10-2

Cel144+Pr144

7x10-9

4x10-2

C1 36

4x10-7

9x10-4

Cm242

2x10-10

9x10-4

Co60

1x10-6

2x10-2

Cr51

8x10-6

0.5

Cs137+Ba137m

2x10-7

1.5x10-3

Cu64

6x10-6

8x10-2

Eu154

6x10-9

3x10-2

F18

1x10-4

0.9

Fe55

6x10-7

4x10-3

Fe59

1.5x10-8

1x10-4

Ga72

3x10-6

9

Ge71

4x10-5

9

H3(HTO or T20)

2x10-5

0.2

Ho166

3x10-6

23

I131

5x10-9

3x10-5

Ir190

7x10-7

1x10-2

Ir192

5x10-8

9x10-4

K42

2x10-6

1x10-2

La140

1x10-6

1

Lu177

5x10-6

24

Mn56

3x10-6

0.15

Mo99

2x10-3

14

Na24

2x10-6

8x10-3

Nb95

4x10-7

4x10-3

Ni59

2x10-5

0.25

P32

1x10-7

2x10-4

Pb203

6.5x10-6

0.1

Pd103+Rh103

7x10-7

1x10-2

Pm147

2x10-7

1

Po210 (soluble)

2x10-10

3x10-5

Po210 (insoluble)

7x10-11

-

Pr143

7.5x10-7

0.4

Pu239 (soluble)

2x10-12

1.5x10-6

Pu239 (insoluble)

2x10-12

-

Ra226+½dr

8x10-12

4x10-8

Rb86

4x10-7

3x10-3

Re183

8x10-6

8x10-2

Rh105

1x10-6

1.5x10-2

Rn222+dr

1x10-7

2x10-6

Ru106+Rh106

3x10-8

0.1

S35

1x10-6

5x10-3

Sc46

7x10-8

0.4

Sm151

1x10-8

0.2

Sn113

6x10-7

0.2

Sr89

2x10-8

7x10-5

Sr90+Y90

2x10-10

8x10-7

Tc96

3x10-6

3x10-2

Te127

1x10-7

3x10-2

Te129

4x10-8

1x10-2

Th234

6x10-7

3

Th-natural (insoluble)

3x10-11

-

Th-natural

3x10-11

4x10-7

Tm170

5x10-8

0.25

U233 (soluble)

1x10-10

1.5x10-4

U233 (insoluble)

1.6x10-11

-

U-natural (soluble)

1.7x10-11

7x10-5

U-natural (insoluble)

1.7x10-11

-

V48

1x10-6

0.5

Xe133

4x10-6

4x10-3

Xe135

2x10-6

1x10-3

Y91

4x10-8

0.2

Zn65

2x10-6

6x10-2

All other emitters of beta or gamma radiation


1x10-9


1x10-7

All other emitters of alpha radiation


5x10-12


1x10-7



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