Pathway analysis for a contaminated landfill in Middlesex, New Jersey

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6140824

Yu, C; Merry-Libby, P; Yang, J Y

Under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, the US Department of Energy began excavating contaminated materials from the Middlesex Municipal landfill in 1984. A total of 16,000 mT of landfill materials covering a 0.2-ha area was excavated, of which 11,000 mT was contaminated and has been transported to the nearby sampling plant site for interim storage. Based on the pathway analysis for the onsite and near-site resident scenarios, the radiation dose rates and radionuclide concentrations in groundwater would be below the regulatory requirements for both the short-term and long-term scenarios. Hence, the potential health risks to maximally exposed individuals due to radioactive releases from the Middlesex landfill would be insignificant.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA); Camp Dresser and McKee, Inc., Chicago, IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6140824
• Report Number(s): CONF-860205-5; ON: DE86004043; TRN: 86-003868
• Resource Relation: Conference: 8. symposium on geotechnical and geohydrological aspects of waste management, Ft. Collins, CO, USA, 5 Feb 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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