Environmental surveillance at Los Alamos

Technical Report · Sat Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6163485· OSTI ID:6163485

This report documents the environmental surveillance program conducted by the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL) in 1978. Routine monitoring for radiation and radioactive or chemical substances is 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 1978 on penetrating radiation, chemical and radiochemical quality of ambient air, surface and groundwater, 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-48
• OSTI ID: 6163485
• Report Number(s): LA-7800-ENV
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
AIR QUALITY
DATA
DATA ANALYSIS
DATA FORMS
DOSES
ENVIRONMENT
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
GROUND WATER
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HUMAN POPULATIONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
LASL
MONITORING
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUMERICAL DATA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POPULATIONS
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION HAZARDS
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIATION PROTECTION
REGULATIONS
STANDARDS
SURFACE WATERS
TABLES
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WATER
WATER POLLUTION