ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY AT ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY. Report for the Year 1956

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1958

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4309207· OSTI ID:4309207

Sedlet, J.

Concentrations of radioactivity in several types of samples obtained from the ANL site and from locations approximately 10, 25, and 100 miles from the Laboratory are given. Since ANL waste water is discharged into Sawmill Creek, which in turn empties into the Des Plaines River, special emphasis was placed on sampling these streams. Most of the results were obtained by coumting the total alpha and beta activities after suitable preparation of the samples. Some of the samples were also analyzed for specific elements and nuclides. The average total activities in water, bottom silt, surface soil, and plants during 1956 are shown. The average activities in these types of samples from 1952 through 1956 are compared. (J.S.R.)

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., Lemont, Ill.
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• NSA Number: NSA-12-005746
• OSTI ID: 4309207
• Report Number(s): ANL-5808
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ALPHA PARTICLES
BETA PARTICLES
CONTAMINATION
COUNTERS
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENT
ISOTOPES
PHYSICS
PLANTS
RADIOACTIVITY
SAMPLING
SOILS
SURFACES
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE SOLUTIONS
WATER