Environmental surveillance at Los Alamos during 1990

Technical Report · Sun Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:10137740

This report describes the environmental surveillance program conducted by Los Alamos National Laboratory during 1990. Routine monitoring for radiation and radioactive or chemical materials is conducted on the Laboratory site as well as in the surrounding region. Monitoring results are used to determine compliance with appropriate standards and to permit early identification of potentially undesirable trends. Results and interpretation of data for 1990 cover external penetrating radiation; quantities of airborne emissions and effluents; concentrations of chemicals and radionuclides in ambient air, surface waters and groundwaters, municipal water supply, soils and sediments, and foodstuffs; and environmental compliance. Comparisons with appropriate standards, regulations, and background levels provide the basis for concluding that environmental effects from Laboratory operations are small and do not pose a threat to the public, Laboratory employees, or the environment.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 10137740
• Report Number(s): LA--12271-MS; ON: DE92011705
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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AIR
CLIMATES
COMPLIANCE
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FOOD CHAINS
GROUND WATER
LANL
MONITORING
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS MONITORING AND TRANSPORT
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
SAMPLING
SEDIMENTS
SITE RESOURCE AND USE STUDIES
SOILS