Characterization of the geochemical and physical properties of wetland soils on the Savannah River Site: Field sampling activities

Technical Report · Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6727135· OSTI ID:6727135

Dixon, K L ^[1]

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1. Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)

There are 36,000 acres of wetlands on the Savannah River Site (SRS) and an additional 5,000 acres of floodplain. Recent studies of wetland soils near various waste sites at SRS have shown that some wetlands have been contaminated with pollutants resulting from SRS operations. In general, releases of contaminants to wetland areas have been indirect. These releases may have originated at disposal lagoons or waste facilities located in the vicinity of the wetland areas. Transport mechanisms such as surface runoff, soil erosion, sediment transport, and groundwater seepage into downgradient wetland areas are responsible for the indirect discharges to the wetland areas. The SRS determined that a database of background geochemical and physical properties for wetland soils on the SRS was needed to facilitate future remedial investigations, human health and ecological risk assessments, treatability studies, and feasibility studies for the wetland areas. These data are needed for comparison to contaminant data collected from wetland soils that have been affected by contamination from SRS operations. This report describes the efforts associated with the collection of soil cores, preparation of a lithologic log for each core, and the processing and packaging of individual soil samples for shipment to analytical laboratory facilities.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States); Metcalf and Eddy, Inc., Wakefield, MA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 6727135
• Report Number(s): WSRC-TR-92-576; ON: DE93006793
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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