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Title: Dust resuspension from soil in a semi-arid environment at the Nevada Test Site

Abstract

The resuspension and transport of contaminated dust at an and or semi-arid site create a major source of exposure to people who use the site and to off-site populations. At the Nevada Test Site (NTS), a preliminary base-line risk assessment conducted by the University of Cincinnati indicated that [approximately]90% of the annual effective dose equivalent is derived from inhalation of contaminated dust. Despite the importance of this pathway, very few models exist to predict the resuspension of the soil from the desert pavement. There are no good models to predict the resuspension of soil after soil cleaning or site restoration. There are three types of resuspension processes: 1. wind-related resuspension/suspension; (2) mechanical resuspension/suspension; and (3) local resuspension or suspension. Mechanical and local resuspension originate from mechanical disturbance of the soil. This paper discusses the analysis of wind-related resuspension based on physical principles and examines revegetation or mulching of the cleansed soil.

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Univ. of Cincinnati, OH (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6952728
Report Number(s):
CONF-931160-
Journal ID: ISSN 0003-018X; CODEN: TANSAO
Resource Type:
Conference
Journal Name:
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 69; Conference: American Nuclear Society (ANS) winter meeting, San Francisco, CA (United States), 14-18 Nov 1993; Journal ID: ISSN 0003-018X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; DUSTS; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; NEVADA TEST SITE; REMEDIAL ACTION; SOILS; CONTAMINATION; INHALATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; REVEGETATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WIND; DOSES; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; INTAKE; MASS TRANSFER; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; US DOE; US ORGANIZATIONS; 540130* - Environment, Atmospheric- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- (1990-); 540230 - Environment, Terrestrial- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)

Citation Formats

Eckart, R, and Chen, H. Dust resuspension from soil in a semi-arid environment at the Nevada Test Site. United States: N. p., 1993. Web.
Eckart, R, & Chen, H. Dust resuspension from soil in a semi-arid environment at the Nevada Test Site. United States.
Eckart, R, and Chen, H. 1993. "Dust resuspension from soil in a semi-arid environment at the Nevada Test Site". United States.
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abstractNote = {The resuspension and transport of contaminated dust at an and or semi-arid site create a major source of exposure to people who use the site and to off-site populations. At the Nevada Test Site (NTS), a preliminary base-line risk assessment conducted by the University of Cincinnati indicated that [approximately]90% of the annual effective dose equivalent is derived from inhalation of contaminated dust. Despite the importance of this pathway, very few models exist to predict the resuspension of the soil from the desert pavement. There are no good models to predict the resuspension of soil after soil cleaning or site restoration. There are three types of resuspension processes: 1. wind-related resuspension/suspension; (2) mechanical resuspension/suspension; and (3) local resuspension or suspension. Mechanical and local resuspension originate from mechanical disturbance of the soil. This paper discusses the analysis of wind-related resuspension based on physical principles and examines revegetation or mulching of the cleansed soil.},
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993}
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