Radioactivity levels of the Columbia River below Richland, Washington, January-March 1956

Technical Report · Tue Oct 09 04:00:00 EDT 1956

OSTI ID:5575767

Clukey, H V

In the Columbia River downstream from Richland, Washington, there is a gradual decrease in concentration of radioactive isotopes. At any one location there are fluctuations due to factors such as dilution and decay time. During this period at all locations the concentration of alpha particle emitters in water averaged below the detection limit. In mud, all alpha particle emitter concentrations were below the detection limit. Beta particle emitters in water upstream of McNary Dam increased by a factor of 1.5 to 2, but in river mud the average was about 2/3 that during the previous quarter. Downstream from McNary Dam, beta particle emitter average concentrations in water were about the same as those during the past three quarters.

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., Richland, WA (USA). Hanford Atomic Products Operation
• OSTI ID: 5575767
• Report Number(s): HW-45983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACTIVITY LEVELS
ALPHA PARTICLES
CHARGED PARTICLES
COLUMBIA RIVER
MONITORING
NORTH AMERICA
PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION
POLLUTION
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIOACTIVITY
RICHLAND
RIVERS
SOILS
STREAMS
SURFACE WATERS
USA
WASHINGTON
WATER POLLUTION