Environmental surveillance at Los Alamos during 1987
This report describes the environmental surveillance program conducted by Los Alamos National Laboratory during 1987. 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 1987 cover: external penetrating radiation; quantities of airborne emissions and liquid effluents; concentrations of chemicals and radionuclides in ambient air, surface and ground waters, 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 insignificant and do not pose a threat to the public, Laboratory employees, or the environment. 113 refs., 33 figs., 120 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 5117950
- Report Number(s):
- LA-11306-ENV; ON: DE88009684
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
GROUND WATER
HEAVY NUCLEI
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
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ISOTOPES
LAND POLLUTION CONTROL
LASL
LIGHT NUCLEI
MASS TRANSFER
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MONITORING
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLUTONIUM 238
PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES
POLLUTION CONTROL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
REGULATIONS
SOILS
SURFACE WATERS
TRITIUM
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WATER
WATER POLLUTION MONITORS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES