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Title: Survey of Radiological and Chemical Contaminants in the Near-Shore Environment at the Hanford Site 300 Area

Abstract

This report describes an environmental surveillance study of the near-shore of the Columbia River at the 300 Area of the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site. The study was conducted in August - October, 2001 to coincide with expected low river stage. The low river stage facilitated locating and sampling riverbank spring water and other media along the Columbia River shoreline. River water, riverbank spring water, near shore groundwater, riparian and aquatic biota samples were collected. Contaminants of concern included radionuclides, metals, organics, and anions. A survey of the external radiation levels along the near-shore area was also conducted. The report presents the objectives and regulatory drivers for this study, a description of the sample collection process, analytical results and discussion for both radiological and non-radiological (chemical) samples. In addition, human and ecological dose/risk assessments based upon the analytical results are presented.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
15010038
Report Number(s):
PNNL-13692
EY3542401; TRN: US0500187
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; COLUMBIA RIVER; RADIOISOTOPES; SAMPLING; SHORES; HANFORD RESERVATION; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; METALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ANIONS; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; Hanford; environmental; uranium, 300 Area, metals, volatile organics, anions, biota, external dose

Citation Formats

Patton, Gregory W, Tiller, Brett L, Antonio, Ernest J, Poston, Ted M, and Van Verst, Scott P. Survey of Radiological and Chemical Contaminants in the Near-Shore Environment at the Hanford Site 300 Area. United States: N. p., 2002. Web. doi:10.2172/15010038.
Patton, Gregory W, Tiller, Brett L, Antonio, Ernest J, Poston, Ted M, & Van Verst, Scott P. Survey of Radiological and Chemical Contaminants in the Near-Shore Environment at the Hanford Site 300 Area. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/15010038
Patton, Gregory W, Tiller, Brett L, Antonio, Ernest J, Poston, Ted M, and Van Verst, Scott P. 2002. "Survey of Radiological and Chemical Contaminants in the Near-Shore Environment at the Hanford Site 300 Area". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/15010038. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/15010038.
@article{osti_15010038,
title = {Survey of Radiological and Chemical Contaminants in the Near-Shore Environment at the Hanford Site 300 Area},
author = {Patton, Gregory W and Tiller, Brett L and Antonio, Ernest J and Poston, Ted M and Van Verst, Scott P},
abstractNote = {This report describes an environmental surveillance study of the near-shore of the Columbia River at the 300 Area of the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site. The study was conducted in August - October, 2001 to coincide with expected low river stage. The low river stage facilitated locating and sampling riverbank spring water and other media along the Columbia River shoreline. River water, riverbank spring water, near shore groundwater, riparian and aquatic biota samples were collected. Contaminants of concern included radionuclides, metals, organics, and anions. A survey of the external radiation levels along the near-shore area was also conducted. The report presents the objectives and regulatory drivers for this study, a description of the sample collection process, analytical results and discussion for both radiological and non-radiological (chemical) samples. In addition, human and ecological dose/risk assessments based upon the analytical results are presented.},
doi = {10.2172/15010038},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/15010038}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Sep 27 00:00:00 EDT 2002},
month = {Fri Sep 27 00:00:00 EDT 2002}
}