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In 2000 and 2001 the EU framework for Community action in the field of water policy and simultaneously a new radiation protection regulation came into force in Germany. Both affect the remediation of uranium mining and milling activities in Saxony. Radionuclide emissions from sources like waste rock piles and flooding waters of mines contribute to increased levels of radionuclides in the Mulde River and in the groundwater. Drinking water supplies along the Mulde River have to guarantee a good potable water quality. The dose limit of the drinking water regulation has no real impact on the toxic importance of uranium. For the chemical toxicity of uranium no MCL exists. In Saxony the radiation protection and the water authorities are well aware of these circumstances. It is an urgent task for the German and the European authorities to set up a MCL for uranium in water.
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Kinze, M. (2002). Dose Limits and Maximum Concentration Limits (MCL’s) for Radionuclides - Implication on Remediation of Uranium Mining and Milling Facilities in Saxony, Germany. In: Merkel, B.J., Planer-Friedrich, B., Wolkersdorfer, C. (eds) Uranium in the Aquatic Environment. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55668-5_1
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