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Title: Field tests of automatic water-level monitor systems: Technology Development Program: Site Investigation Technology Project

Abstract

Groundwater in the aquifer beneath the Hanford Site contains radioactive and other contaminants from deposits in the overlying vadose zone. These contaminants flow with the groundwater into the Columbia River. The rate of contaminant movement toward the river depends on hydraulic gradients resulting from aquifer recharge by process water and other liquid waste. Historically, hydraulic gradients were deduced from water-level measurements made manually using steel tapes. However, frequent or simultaneous measurements essential to proper site characterization and remediation under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have been either too costly or impossible. This investigation was authorized to identify technologies capable of meeting site characterization and remediation requirements with precision suitable to EPA. Therefore, we identified and tested available automatic monitoring systems for cost-effective and timely measurements of aquifer water levels. 5 refs., 9 figs.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
DOE/ER
OSTI Identifier:
6323688
Report Number(s):
PNL-7497
ON: DE91002963
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; GROUND WATER; MONITORING; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; FIELD TESTS; ACCURACY; AQUIFERS; CALIBRATION; COLUMBIA RIVER; CONTAMINATION; HANFORD RESERVATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; TRANSDUCERS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RIVERS; STREAMS; SURFACE WATERS; TESTING; US DOE; US ERDA; US ORGANIZATIONS; WASTES; WATER; 540330* - Environment, Aquatic- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- (1990-); 440101 - Radiation Instrumentation- General Detectors or Monitors & Radiometric Instruments

Citation Formats

Campbell, M D, and Schalla, R. Field tests of automatic water-level monitor systems: Technology Development Program: Site Investigation Technology Project. United States: N. p., 1990. Web. doi:10.2172/6323688.
Campbell, M D, & Schalla, R. Field tests of automatic water-level monitor systems: Technology Development Program: Site Investigation Technology Project. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6323688
Campbell, M D, and Schalla, R. 1990. "Field tests of automatic water-level monitor systems: Technology Development Program: Site Investigation Technology Project". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6323688. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6323688.
@article{osti_6323688,
title = {Field tests of automatic water-level monitor systems: Technology Development Program: Site Investigation Technology Project},
author = {Campbell, M D and Schalla, R},
abstractNote = {Groundwater in the aquifer beneath the Hanford Site contains radioactive and other contaminants from deposits in the overlying vadose zone. These contaminants flow with the groundwater into the Columbia River. The rate of contaminant movement toward the river depends on hydraulic gradients resulting from aquifer recharge by process water and other liquid waste. Historically, hydraulic gradients were deduced from water-level measurements made manually using steel tapes. However, frequent or simultaneous measurements essential to proper site characterization and remediation under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have been either too costly or impossible. This investigation was authorized to identify technologies capable of meeting site characterization and remediation requirements with precision suitable to EPA. Therefore, we identified and tested available automatic monitoring systems for cost-effective and timely measurements of aquifer water levels. 5 refs., 9 figs.},
doi = {10.2172/6323688},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6323688}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990},
month = {Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990}
}