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C. Thomas Hess
Professor of Physics
- 1962 B.A., Wabash College, Physics
- 1967 Ph.D., Ohio University, Theoretical Nuclear Physics
Office: 103 Bennett Hall
Phone #: (207)581-1018
EMail Link: hess@maine.edu
Research Interests:
- Alpha, gamma, x-ray fluorescence
- Environmental Radioactivity
- Radon in Water and Air
- Pb-210 and Cs-137 Dating of Sediment Cores
- Gamma and X-ray Measurements
Consulting:
- 1998 - 2000 Decommissioning of Maine Yankee
- 1998 - 2000 Member of Governor's Technical Advisory Panel.
- 1998 Am-241 in Smoke Detectors for Edwards Corporation, Pittsfield, ME
Honors/Awards:
1999 Presidential Research and Creative Achievement Award
Principal Publications:
"Acute Exposure from Radon-22 Aerosols in Drinking Water", G.P. Bernhardt IV, and C.T. Hess, Environment International, Vol. 22, Suppl. 1, pp. S753-S759, 1996.
"A Compartmental Model of Water Radon Contamination in the Human Body", N. Sharma, C.T. Hess, and K.D. Thrall, Health Physics, 72(2), 261-268, 1997.
"Scientific Examination of an Olmec Carved Emerald", S. Whittington, J. Vose, C.T. Hess, Archaeology, 1998.
"Granular Activated Carbon to Remove Radon from Drinking Water", C.T. Hess, G.P. Bernhardt IV, J.J. Amsden, J. Ngue Mba, R. Jones, Technology (in press)
P.K. Hopke, T.B. Borak, J. Doull, J.E. Cleaver, K.F. Eckerman, L.C.S. Gundersen, N.H. Harley, C.T. Hess, N.E. Kinner, K.J. Kobecky, "Health Risks Due to Radon in Drinking Water", T.E. McKone, R.G. Sextro, and S.L. Simon, Vol. 34, No. 6, 2000, Environmental Science and Technology, P. 921-926.
"Risk Assessment of Exposure to Radon in Drinking Water", National Academy Press: Washington DC 1999, National Research Council.
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