Twenty-one surface water samples were collected around a uranium-mine in northern Guangdong. The samples were measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for the concentrations of radioactive and heavy metal elements, Nemerow index was used to evaluate water quality. The results showed that : 1 ) The excessive elements of surface water surrounding the mining area were U, Ti, Pb, As. Concentration of U was from 4. 194 to 114. 7 μg/L, exceeding the "Regulations for Radiation and Environment Protection in Uranium Mining and Millin...