Environmental surveillance at Los Alamos during 1979

Technical Report · Mon Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5476030· OSTI ID:5476030

This report documents the environmental surveillance program conducted by the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL) in 1979. Routine monitoring for radiation and radioactive or chemical substances was conducted on the Laboratory site and in the surrounding region to determine compliance with appropriate standards and permit early identification of possible undesirable trends. Results and interpretation of the data for 1979 on penetrating radiation, chemical and radiochemical quality of ambient air, surface and ground water, municipal water supply, soils and sediments, food, and airborne and liquid effluents are included. Comparisons with appropriate standards and regulations or with background levels from natural or other non-LASL sources provide a basis for concluding that environmental effects attributable to LASL operations are minor and cannot be considered likely to result in any hazard to the population of the area. Results of several special studies provide documentation of some unique environmental conditions in the LASL environs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5476030
• Report Number(s): LA-8200-ENV
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR
AIR POLLUTION
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
CHEMICAL EFFLUENTS
COMPLIANCE
DATA
DATA FORMS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FISHES
FLUIDS
FOOD
FRUITS
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
GRAPHS
GROUND WATER
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HONEY
HUMAN POPULATIONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
LASL
LAWS
LIQUID WASTES
MONITORING
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUMERICAL DATA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
POPULATIONS
RADIATION HAZARDS
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIATION PROTECTION LAWS
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOACTIVITY
REGULATIONS
RESOURCES
SEDIMENTS
SOILS
SURFACE AIR
SURFACE WATERS
TABLES
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VEGETABLES
VERTEBRATES
WASTES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION
WATER RESOURCES