| Show What You Should Know By Lt Lf Cot Cat Carl L. L Mikesell sll Grand County Civil Defense Defens Director City Office AL 3 Effects Effect of Fallout on Water Supplies Open reservoirs and uncovered uncover uncovers ed wells may be sources of ot radioactivity ra radioactivity ra- ra contaminated drInkIng drinkIng drinkIng drink- drink Ing Water after alter nuclear attack However laboratory experiments experIments experiments ments have shown that normal community treatment processes from water and distillation will remove almost one hundred per percent percent cent rent of the fallout material such as sedimentation and coagulation co co- coagulation will remove seventy per cent of I fallout material Tom water Some exchange proc processes as used in water softeners softeners softeners soft soft- eners will remove ninety ty per percent percent percent cent of the fallout from water Fallout contamination in runnIng running running run run- ning streams would pose only a temporary problem since the streams tend to cleanse them them- selves Fallout In large bodies of water such as the Great Lakes Will be diluted to virtually virtual virtual- ly Iy trace amounts b by the tremendous tremendous tremendous tre tre- tre- tre volumes of ot water In in- in Therefore the fallout problem with regard to drinkIng drinking drink drink- Ing water Is not believed to be Insurmountable Canned water can be purchased purchased pur pur- pur-I pur chased for shelter storage i This water will have an approxImate approximate shelf life of five years Water stored In cans or Jars that is not sterilized should be changed every three weeks to retain its palatability Juices s sand and soda drinks are recommended recommended recommended mended also for shelter stor stor- age Your hot water heater Is Js a good source of contamination free water storage |
