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Title: Results of the radiological survey at 79 Avenue B, Lodi, New Jersey (LJ091)

Abstract

Maywood Chemical Works (MCW) of Maywood, New Jersey, generated process wastes and residues associated with the production and refining of thorium and thorium compounds from monazite ores from 1916 to 1956. MCW supplied rare earth metals and thorium compounds to the Atomic Energy Commission and various other government agencies from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s. Area residents used the sandlike waste from this thorium extraction process mixed with tea and cocoa leaves as mulch in their yards. Some of these contaminated wastes were also eroded from the site into Lodi Brook. At the request of the US Department of Energy (DOE), a group from Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducts investigative radiological surveys of properties in the vicinity of MCW to determine whether a property is contaminated with radioactive residues, principally /sup 232/Th, derived from the MCW site. The survey typically includes direct measurement of gamma radiation levels and soil sampling for radionuclide analyses. The survey of this site, 79 Avenue B, Lodi, New Jersey (LJ091), was conducted during 1988. Results of the survey demonstrated radionuclide concentrations in excess of the DOE Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program criteria. The radionuclide distributions are typical of the type of material originatingmore » from the MCW site. 5 refs., 2 figs., 2 tabs.« less

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Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
5999904
Report Number(s):
ORNL/RASA-88/79
ON: DE89015071
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
Resource Type:
Technical Report
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Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; RADIATION MONITORING; THORIUM 232; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; GAMMA RADIATION; HEALTH HAZARDS; NEW JERSEY; RADIUM 226; REMEDIAL ACTION; SAMPLING; SEDIMENTS; SITE SURVEYS; SOILS; ACTINIDE ISOTOPES; ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BUILDINGS; CARBON 14 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FEDERAL REGION II; HAZARDS; HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOTOPES; MONITORING; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEI; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; THORIUM ISOTOPES; USA; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; 510300* - Environment, Terrestrial- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)

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Foley, R.D., and Floyd, L.M. Results of the radiological survey at 79 Avenue B, Lodi, New Jersey (LJ091). United States: N. p., 1989. Web. doi:10.2172/5999904.
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title = {Results of the radiological survey at 79 Avenue B, Lodi, New Jersey (LJ091)},
author = {Foley, R.D. and Floyd, L.M.},
abstractNote = {Maywood Chemical Works (MCW) of Maywood, New Jersey, generated process wastes and residues associated with the production and refining of thorium and thorium compounds from monazite ores from 1916 to 1956. MCW supplied rare earth metals and thorium compounds to the Atomic Energy Commission and various other government agencies from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s. Area residents used the sandlike waste from this thorium extraction process mixed with tea and cocoa leaves as mulch in their yards. Some of these contaminated wastes were also eroded from the site into Lodi Brook. At the request of the US Department of Energy (DOE), a group from Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducts investigative radiological surveys of properties in the vicinity of MCW to determine whether a property is contaminated with radioactive residues, principally /sup 232/Th, derived from the MCW site. The survey typically includes direct measurement of gamma radiation levels and soil sampling for radionuclide analyses. The survey of this site, 79 Avenue B, Lodi, New Jersey (LJ091), was conducted during 1988. Results of the survey demonstrated radionuclide concentrations in excess of the DOE Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program criteria. The radionuclide distributions are typical of the type of material originating from the MCW site. 5 refs., 2 figs., 2 tabs.},
doi = {10.2172/5999904},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989},
month = {Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989}
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    Prior to remediation, thorium residues in excess of DOE applicable guidelines were found in the eastern comer of the backyard on property at 79 Avenue B, Lodi, New Jersey. Decontamination, which consisted of excavation and removal of contaminated soil, was performed by subcontractors under the direction of Bechtel National, Inc. The independent radiological verification survey described in this report was performed by the Measurement Applications and Development Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to verify that the final remedial action had reduced contamination levels to within authorized limits. The property at 79 Avenue B, Lodi, New Jersey, was thoroughly investigatedmore » outdoors for radionuclide residues. Surface gamma exposure rates were below guideline levels and comparable the area. The results of soil radionuclide analysis for all soil concentration measurements were below limits prescribed by DOE applicable guidelines for protection against radiation. Analysis of data contained in the post-remedial action report and results of this independent radiological verification survey by ORNL confirm that all radiological measurements fall below the limits prescribed by DOE guidelines established for this site. The property at 79 Avenue B successfully meets the DOE remedial action objectives.« less

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    The property at 90 Avenue C, Lodi, New Jersey is one of the vicinity properties of the former Maywood Chemical Works, Maywood, New Jersey designated for remedial action by the US Department of Energy (DOE). In July 1991, Bechtel National, Inc. performed a partial remedial action on this property. At the request of DOE, a team from Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducted an independent radiological verification survey in July, 1991 at this site. The purpose of the verification survey was to ensure the effectiveness of remedial actions performed within FUSRAP and to confirm the site`s compliance with DOE guidelines. Themore » radiological survey included surface gamma scans indoors and outdoors, ground-level beta-gamma measurements, and systematic and biased soil and material sampling. Results of the verification survey demonstrated that all radiological measurements on the portions of the property that had been remediated were within DOE guidelines. However, there still remains a portion of the property to be remediated that is not covered by this verification survey.« less

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    Thorium ores were processed by the Maywood Chemical Works until the property was sold to Stepan Chemical Company in 1959. Wastes were stored at what is now called the Maywood Interim Storage Site (MISS), owned by the US Department of Energy (DOE). Because of the migration of residuals off site into the surrounding areas, the Stepan property and several vicinity properties were designated for remedial action under the 1984 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act. The DOE conducted radiological surveys of these sites to evaluate current radiological conditions as part of the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). Inmore » 1988, radiological surveys of some private residential properties on Avenue E in Lodi, New Jersey were conducted by members of an ORNL radiological survey team. Results of this survey indicated radiological contamination in excess of the DOE criteria for surface contamination at this vicinity property (108 Avenue E), and it was recommended for remediation. In the fall of 1995, a verification survey of this vicinity property was conducted by ORNL, the independent verification contractor for this effort, in conjunction with decontamination operations conducted under the supervision of Bechtel National Incorporated. The verification survey included complete surface gamma scans of the grounds and the collection of soil samples for radionuclide analysis. This report describes the radiological verification survey of this residential property.« less

  • ;
    Thorium ores were processed by the Maywood Chemical Works until the property was sold to Stepan Chemical Company in 1959. Wastes were stored at what is now called the Maywood Interim Storage Site (MISS), owned by the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE). Because of the migration of residuals off site into the surrounding areas, the Stepan property and several vicinity properties were designated for remedial action under the 1984 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act. The DOE conducted radiological surveys of these sites to evaluate current radiological conditions as part of the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP).more » In 1988, radiological surveys of some private residential properties on Avenue E in Lodi, New Jersey were conducted by members of an ORNL radiological survey team. Results of this survey indicated radiological contamination in excess of the DOE criteria for surface contamination at this vicinity property (113 Avenue E), and it was recommended for remediation. In the fall of 1995, a verification survey of this vicinity property was conducted by ORNL, the independent verification contractor for this effort, in conjunction with decontamination operations conducted under the supervision of Bechtel National Incorporated. The verification survey included complete surface gamma scans of the grounds and the collection of soil samples for radionuclide analysis. This report describes the radiological verification survey of this residential property.« less

  • ;
    Thorium ores were processed by the Maywood Chemical Works until the property was sold to Stepan Chemical Company in 1959. Wastes were stored at what is now called the Maywood Interim Storage Site (MISS), owned by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Because of the migration of residuals off site into the surrounding areas, the Stepan property and several vicinity properties were designated for remedial action under the 1984 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act. The DOE conducted radiological surveys of these sites to evaluate current radiological conditions as part of the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). Inmore » 1988, radiological surveys of some private residential properties on Avenue E in Lodi, New Jersey were conducted by members of an ORNL radiological survey team. Results of this survey indicated radiological contamination in excess of the DOE criteria for surface contamination at this vicinity property (112 Avenue E), and it was recommended for remediation. In the fall of 1995, a verification survey of this vicinity property was conducted by ORNL, the independent verification contractor for this effort, in conjunction with decontamination operations conducted under the supervision of Bechtel National Incorporated. The verification survey included complete surface gamma scans of the grounds and the collection of soil samples for radionuclide analysis. This report describes the radiological verification survey of this residential property. Based on the remedial action and verification survey data reported in this document, all radiological measurements fall below the limits prescribed by DOE radiological guidelines established for this site, and the property at 112 Avenue E, Lodi, New Jersey successfully meets the DOE radiological guidelines for unrestricted use.« less