rock milk

noun

1. a white, powdery surface crust of calcite, formed by efflorescence in limestone caves and fissures.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rock milk¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Radiation Levels How To Remove Radioactive Iodine-131 From Drinking Water EPA: New Radiation Highs in Little Rock Milk, Philadelphia Drinking Water Radioactive Strontium Found in Hilo, Hawaii Milk I have covered the vexed relationship between humans and our natural environment since 1985, when I discovered my college was discarding radioactive waste in the dumpster out back.

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Radiation Levels How To Remove Radioactive Iodine-131 From Drinking Water EPA: New Radiation Highs in Little Rock Milk, Philadelphia Drinking Water 38 An absorbent form of silica can remove nearly all petro-chemicals from the water produced by hydraulic fracturing in shale-gas wells, Energy Department scientists announced late last week.

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Commented on EPA: New Radiation Highs in Little Rock Milk, Philadelphia Drinking Water “Jeff, if gamma and beta emitters are all lumped together under the 3 pCi/L MCL, then surely EPA should be...”

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The Little Rock milk sample contained 8.9 picoCuries per liter.

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