Results of hydrologic research at a low-level radioactive-waste disposal site near Sheffield, Illinois

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5895732

Ryan, B J; Devries, M P; Healy, R W; Gray, J R; Mills, P C

The purpose of the report is to present results and implications of approximately 10 years of hydrologic research conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey at a commercial low-level radioactive-waste disposal site. Hydrologic research at the site, located near Sheffield, Illinois, has included studies of microclimate, evapotranspiration, and tritium release by plants; runoff and land modification; water movement through a trench cover; water and tritium movement in the unsaturated zone; gases in the unsaturated zone; water and tritium movement in the saturated zone; and water chemistry.

• Research Organization: Geological Survey, Reston, VA (United States). Water Resources Div.
• OSTI ID: 5895732
• Report Number(s): PB-92-107093/XAB; USGS/WATER-SUPPLY PAPER--2367
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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