Location analysis and strontium-90 concentrations in deer antlers on the Hanford Site
Abstract
The primary objective of this study was to examine the levels of strontium-90 ({sup 90}Sr) in deer antlers collected from near previously active reactor sites and distant from the reactor sites along that portion of the Columbia River which borders the Hanford Site. A second objective was to analyze the movements and home-ranges of mule deer residing within these areas and determine to what extent this information contributes to the observed {sup 90}Sr concentrations. {sup 90}Sr is a long-lived radionuclide (29.1 year half life) produced by fission in irradiated fuel in plutonium production reactors on the Hanford Site. It is also a major component of atmospheric fallout from weapons testing. Concentrations of radionuclides found in the developed environment onsite do not pose a health concern to humans or various wildlife routinely monitored. However, elevated levels of radionuclides in found biota may indicate routes of exposure requiring attention.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 105734
- Report Number(s):
- PNL-10711
ON: DE95017602; TRN: 95:020584
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: May 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, APPLIED STUDIES; DEER; RADIATION DOSES; HANFORD RESERVATION; RADIATION MONITORING; STRONTIUM 90; BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; SAMPLING; BIOLOGICAL LOCALIZATION
Citation Formats
Tiller, B L, Eberhardt, L E, and Poston, T M. Location analysis and strontium-90 concentrations in deer antlers on the Hanford Site. United States: N. p., 1995.
Web. doi:10.2172/105734.
Tiller, B L, Eberhardt, L E, & Poston, T M. Location analysis and strontium-90 concentrations in deer antlers on the Hanford Site. United States. doi:10.2172/105734.
Tiller, B L, Eberhardt, L E, and Poston, T M. Mon .
"Location analysis and strontium-90 concentrations in deer antlers on the Hanford Site". United States.
doi:10.2172/105734. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/105734.
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abstractNote = {The primary objective of this study was to examine the levels of strontium-90 ({sup 90}Sr) in deer antlers collected from near previously active reactor sites and distant from the reactor sites along that portion of the Columbia River which borders the Hanford Site. A second objective was to analyze the movements and home-ranges of mule deer residing within these areas and determine to what extent this information contributes to the observed {sup 90}Sr concentrations. {sup 90}Sr is a long-lived radionuclide (29.1 year half life) produced by fission in irradiated fuel in plutonium production reactors on the Hanford Site. It is also a major component of atmospheric fallout from weapons testing. Concentrations of radionuclides found in the developed environment onsite do not pose a health concern to humans or various wildlife routinely monitored. However, elevated levels of radionuclides in found biota may indicate routes of exposure requiring attention.},
doi = {10.2172/105734},
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year = {Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995},
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