An assessment of high-energy explosives and metal contamination in soil at TA-67 (12), L-Site, and TA-14, Q-Site

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1995

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10114150· OSTI ID:10114150

Haywood, W; McRae, D; Powell, J; Harris, B W

The results of the field investigation to determine the kind and concentration of explosives found in the soil and on articles at sites known to be contaminated with energetic materials are given in this report. We are concerned about safety and health hazards associated with some explosives, nitro-organics and organic nitrates. Results from the use of the old and new field spot-test kits to detect the presence of energetic materials are given. Also included are data from the high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analyses of acetonitrile extracts from Q-Site soil samples, and data from the energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) analyses for hazardous metals on the same samples.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 10114150
• Report Number(s): LA-12752-MS; ON: DE95005743
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Jan 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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