Radioactive elements can be released in oil and gas activities and in mining operations. The Department of State Health Services Radiation Control Program oversees uranium and radioactive waste disposal. The Radiation Control Program monitors groundwater for radionuclides on a routine basis at several facilities in Texas. TCEQ also oversees disposal of radioactive materials, but not oil and gas naturally occurring radioactive materials. The RRC regulates the disposal of oil and gas naturally occurring radioactive materials.
- Texas Department of State Health Services Radiation Control Program
- RRC’s NORM – Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials Page
- TCEQ’s Radioactive Waste
- The RRC’s Groundwater Advisory Unit
