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Radium Hot Springs (British Columbia)
Radium Hot Springs, informally and commonly called Radium, is a village of 1,339 residents situated in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia. The village is named for the hot springs located in the nearby Kootenay National Park. From Banff, Alberta, it is accessible via Highway 93. The hot springs were named after the radioactive element when an analysis of the water showed that it contained small traces of radon which is a decay product of radium. The radiation dosage from bathing in the pools is inconsequential; approximately from the water for a half-hour bathing, around ten times average background levels. The air concentration of radon is about which is higher than the level () at which mitigation within two years is encouraged at residences; but is also inconsequential (about for a half-hour bathing) from a dose impact perspective. Geography Radium is located 16 km north of the tourist town of Invermere, and 105 km south of Golden, British Columbia. It ...
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