Bibliographic Citation
| Document |  6 Mb |
|---|---|
| DOI | 10.2172/10171764 |
| Title | Phase 1 summaries of radionuclide concentration data for vegetation, river water, drinking water, and fish. Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction Project |
| Creator/Author | Denham, D.H. ; Dirkes, R.L. ; Hanf, R.W. ; Poston, T.M. ; Thiede, M.E. ; Woodruff, R.K. |
| Publication Date | 1993 Jun 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 10171764; Legacy ID: DE93016818 |
| Report Number(s) | PNWD--2145-HEDR |
| DOE Contract Number | AC06-76RL01830 |
| Other Number(s) | Other: ON: DE93016818; CNN: Contract 200-92-0503(CDC)/18620(BNW) |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
| Coverage | Topical |
| Resource Relation | Other Information: PBD: Jun 1993 |
| Research Org | Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States) |
| Sponsoring Org | Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC (United States) |
| Subject | 61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS; EMISSION; HUMAN POPULATIONS; RADIATION DOSES; PHOSPHORUS 32; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; COPPER 64; ZINC 65; ARSENIC 76; NEPTUNIUM 239; IODINE 131; FISHES; DRINKING WATER; COLUMBIA RIVER; PLANTS; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; CONTAMINATION |
| Description/Abstract | The objective of the Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction (HEDR) Project is to estimate the radiation doses that individuals and populations could have received from nuclear operations at the Hanford Site since 1944. As part of the HEDR Project, the Environmental Monitoring Data Task (Task 05) staff assemble, evaluate, and summarize key historical measurements of radionuclide concentrations in the environment as a result of Hanford operations. The scope of work performed during Phase I included initiating the search, recovery, and inventory of environmental reports. Summaries of the environmental monitoring data that were recovered and evaluated are presented for specific periods of interest. These periods include vegetation monitoring data (primarily sagebrush) for the years 1945 through 1947, Columbia River water and drinking water monitoring data for the years 1963 through 1966, and fish monitoring data for the years 1964 through 1966. Concern was limited to those radionuclides identified as the most likely major contributors to the dose potentially received by the public during the times of interest: phosphorous-32, copper-64, zinc-65, arsenic-76, and neptunium-239 in Columbia River fish and drinking water taken from the river, and iodine-131 in vegetation. This report documents the achievement of the Phase I objectives of the Environmental Monitoring Data Task. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: ED; Size: 112 p. |
| Availability | OSTI; NTIS; INIS; GPO Dep. |
| System Entry Date | 2009 Aug 03 |
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