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Distribution of plutonium in liquid waste disposal areas at Los Alamos

Conference ·
OSTI ID:4423984
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From third international congress of the International Radiation Protection Association meeting; Washington, District of Columbia, USA (9 Sep 1973). An ecological investigation is described of plutonium in the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory environs. Data are presented on the distribution of plutonium in the alluvial sediments, water, vegetation, and rodents from Mortandad Canyon, an area which has been used for liquid waste disposal for 10 years. (auth)

Research Organization:
Los Alamos Scientific Lab., N.Mex. (USA)
NSA Number:
NSA-29-002629
OSTI ID:
4423984
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--73-1309; CONF-730907--13
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

*PLANTS-- RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS
*PLUTONIUM-- DISTRIBUTION
*RATS-- RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS
*SEDIMENTS-- RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
*WATER-- RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
LIQUID WASTES
LOS ALAMOS SCIENTIFIC LAB
N44200* --Environmental & Earth Sciences--Radioactive Effluents
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION