Annual report on the Background Soil Characterization Project on the Oak Ridge Reservation, Oak Ridge, Tennessee: Results of Phase 1 investigation

Technical Report · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10161294· OSTI ID:10161294

Watkins, D R; Goddard, P L; Hatmaker, T L; Hook, L A; Jackson, B L; Kimbrough, C W; Lee, S Y; Lietzke, D A; McGin, C W; Nourse, B D; Schmoyer, R L; Shaw, R A; Stinnette, S E; Switek, J; Wright, J C ^[1]; Ammons, J T; Branson, J L; Burgoa, B B ^[2]; Lietzke, D A ^[3]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
2. Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Plant and Soil Science
3. Lietzke (David A.), Rutledge, TN (United States)

Many constituents of potential concern for human health occur naturally at low concentrations in undisturbed soils. The Background soil Characterization Project (BSCP) was undertaken to provide background concentration data on potential contaminants in natural soils on the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR). The objectives of the BSCP are to provide baseline data for contaminated site assessment and estimates of potential human health risk associated with background concentrations of hazardous and other constituents in native soils. This report presents, evaluates, and documents data and results obtained in Phase I of the project. It is intended to be a stand-alone document for application and use in structuring and conducting remedial investigation and remedial action projects in the Environmental Restoration (ER) Program.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 10161294
• Report Number(s): DOE/OR-01-1136; ES/ER/TM-43; ON: DE93014394; TRN: 93:015278
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: May 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
OAK RIDGE RESERVATION
REMEDIAL ACTION
SOILS
CONTAMINATION
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
CONCENTRATION RATIO
METALS
RADIOISOTOPES
HEALTH HAZARDS
RISK ASSESSMENT
PROGRESS REPORT
BASELINE ECOLOGY
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RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS MONITORING AND TRANSPORT
CHEMICALS MONITORING AND TRANSPORT
SITE RESOURCE AND USE STUDIES