Ariz. Admin. Code § 18-11-401

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 25, June 21, 2024
Section R18-11-401 - Definitions

In addition to the definitions contained in A.R.S. §§ 49-101 and 49-201, the terms of this Article shall have the following meanings:

1. "Beta particle and photon radioactivity from man-made radionuclides" means all radionuclides emitting beta particles or photons, except Thorium-232, Uranium-235, Uranium-238 and their progeny.

2. "Dose equivalent" means the product of the absorbed dose from ionizing radiation and such factors as account for differences in biological effectiveness due to the type of radiation and its distribution in the body as specified by the International Commission on Radiological Units and Measurements.

3. "Drinking water protected use" means the protection and maintenance of aquifer water quality for human consumption.

4. "Gross alpha particle activity" means the total radioactivity due to alpha particle emission as inferred from measurements on a dry sample.

5. "Mg/l" means milligrams per liter.

6. "Millirem" means 1/1000 of a rem. A rem means the unit of dose equivalent from ionizing radiation to the total body or any internal organ or organ system.

7. "Non-drinking water protected use" means the protection and maintenance of aquifer water quality for a use other than for human consumption.

8. "pCi" means picocurie, or the quantity of radioactive material producing 2.22 nuclear transformations per minute.

9. "Total trihalomethanes" means the sum of the concentrations of the following trihalomethane compounds: trichloromethane (chloroform), dibromo-chloromethane, bromodichloromethane and tribromo-methane (bromoform).

Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-11-401

Adopted effective January 4, 1990 (Supp. 90-1). Amended effective August 14, 1992 (Supp. 92-3).