Table of Contents

I Introduction
II Summary of Results
III The Data
IV Additional Considerations
V Glossary
VI National Summary - Overview
     Figure 1 U.S. Total Measurement
     Figure 1A U.S. Gas Processing Measurements
     Figure 1B U.S. Production Facility Measurements
     Figure 2 U.S. Median Background Levels
     Figure 3 U.S. Median of Difference Over Background -
                     Gas Processing Facilities
     Figure 4 U.S. Median of Difference Over Background -
                     Production Facilities
     Table 1 Difference Over Background by Equipment Types -
                U.S. (All Observations)
     Table 2 Difference Over Background by Equipment Types -
                U.S. (Observations in Excess of Background)
     Table 3 NORM Incidence Measure by States (All Facilities)
     Appendix 1 - Statistical Data by Facility and Equipment -
                  U.S. (All Observations)
     Appendix 2 - Statistical Data by Facility and Equipment -
                  U.S. (Observations in Excess of Background)
VII State Summaries - Overview*
     Alabama and Florida
     Alaska
     Arkansas
     California
     Colorado
     Illinois
     Kansas
     Kentucky
     Louisiana
     Michigan
     Mississippi
     Montana
     Nebraska
     New Mexico
     North Dakota
     Offshore
     Oklahoma
     Texas
     Regional Information
     - contains data on three regional areas;
       Coastal, Central/Western and Northern
     Utah
     Wyoming
VIII Measurement Collection Protocols
* State summaries contain figures, tables and appendices similar to
  the total U.S. information and state measurement data is provided
  for countries, parishes, etc.

Abstract

Describes the general occurrence of NORM in the U.S. based on statistical analysis of gamma measurements taken external to certain petroleum producing and gas processing equipment.

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Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	American Petroleum Institute
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